Hyundai Motor Group took part in CES 2026, the world's largest information technology (IT) and home appliance expo, and presented an artificial intelligence (AI) Robotics blueprint. In particular, it displayed many actual robots, including the next-generation electric Atlas Humanoid Robot and the MobED mobility robot platform, and set up its booth so visitors could experience the changes that physical AI will bring.
Hyundai Motor Group prepared an 1,836-square-meter (about 557-pyeong) exhibition booth in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in the United States during CES 2026, which runs from the 6th (local time) to the 9th. Focusing on demonstrations of various robots, it concentrated on showing how robots are specifically used in everyday life and work environments. It is the first time in two years since 2024 that Hyundai Motor Group has participated in CES.
As Hyundai Motor Group declared the AI Robotics era the day before (on the 5th) by unveiling the Atlas research and development models for the first time, the centerpiece of its booth is the Tech Lab, which recreates an AI Robotics research environment as an exhibition space. In addition to the Atlas research and development models, Spot using the Orbit AI Solution is also on display.
First, the Atlas research model is a research model built to test functions needed for future products. A hallmark of the Atlas research model is its natural gait enabled by joints that can rotate 360 degrees. In the Tech Lab that day, visitors can see the Atlas research model picking parts from a shelf and sorting them onto the opposite shelf.
The Tech Lab also features the Atlas development model, unveiled for the first time at CES 2026. Hyundai Motor Group said it maximized efficiency by giving it autonomous learning capabilities and making it applicable to any environment. In particular, it has 56 degrees of freedom (DoF), meaning most joints can fully rotate. It is equipped with tactile sensors in hands similar in size to a person's, and a 360-degree camera enables recognition in all directions.
Hyundai Motor Group believes Humanoid Robots will play a key role in the physical AI market and plans to mass-produce the Atlas development model. The goal is to evolve it into a mass-production robot suitable for large-scale deployment at industrial sites.
At this CES 2026, Hyundai Motor Group also displayed a commercialization model of the next-generation mobility platform MobED. MobED is a compact mobility platform with a wheel-drive system. It features four independently driven wheels and an eccentric posture control mechanism. It can adjust driving, steering, and tilt for each wheel. Rails on the top of MobED allow various devices to be attached for use according to purpose.
MobED comes in Basic and Pro lineups. The Basic model is used for research and development, and the Pro model enables autonomous driving. It is equipped with an AI-based algorithm and a lidar-camera fusion sensor. Measuring 74 centimeters wide and 115 centimeters long, MobED can run for more than four hours on a single charge. Maximum payload is 47–57 kilograms. Hyundai Motor Group also displayed MobED Pick and Place, which supports delivery and logistics tasks, and Urban Hopper, optimized for delivery and urban movement.
In addition, visitors can see environments where AI Robotics technology is applied to industrial sites. Visitors can wear the industrial wearable robot Xble Shoulder and try hands-on tasks. Xble Shoulder is a product developed in-house by Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics Lab and assists workers' shoulder strength.
Also on display are Motional's first commercial fully driverless autonomous driving vehicle, the Ioniq 5 robotaxi, and an electric vehicle automatic charging robot. At this exhibition, visitors can also watch a Kia EV6 being parked using HYUNDAI WIA's parking robot.
Additionally, a logistics work demonstration features Boston Dynamics' Stretch logistics loading and unloading robot, HYUNDAI WIA's collaborative robot, and an autonomous driving logistics robot working together. Stretch can automatically detect logistics based on AI and unload them.