Boston Dynamics has set up a new center for training its Atlas humanoid robots for performing automotive manufacturing functions at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia.

Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) will act as the testing ground where Atlas robots will train to perform tasks in manufacturing settings. Some of the initial applications include parts sequencing, where the robot would prepare automotive parts in correct sequence prior to the assembly process.

The work is not yet the same as putting Atlas into regular production. Hyundai Motor Group currently plans to begin deploying Atlas at the Georgia plant in 2028, initially for parts-sequencing tasks. The Group says the robot could move into component assembly by 2030, subject to technology validation, operational readiness and business requirements.

That gives RMAC a fairly straightforward job: teach the robot what factory work actually looks like before asking it to do that work on a production line.

Boston Dynamics says the center is already operational, with an expansion planned for 2027. The larger facility is expected to be about 10 times the size of the current site and will support additional Atlas training. The company also plans to explore applications outside automotive manufacturing.

The training builds on earlier Atlas testing at Hyundai’s Georgia facility. Hyundai says an Atlas prototype completed pilot testing there in October 2025, repeatedly handling automotive parts and moving them between racks as part of sequencing tasks.

Boston Dynamics unveiled the production version of its electric Atlas at CES 2026 and said Hyundai was among its first customers. The company has described Atlas as a commercial product designed for industrial applications, although its rollout is still being staged through customer testing and application-specific training. However, Hyundai has much bigger plans for the technology.

The Group says it will eventually be using Atlas in all of its factories around the world and is even planning on building a U.S. factory that produces 30,000 robots per year.

For now, the critical figure remains lower: One training center, one manufacturing floor and one robot learning how to pick up parts.