Hyundai Motor Group
South Korean automotive conglomerate founded 1967; owns Boston Dynamics (~80%) and Hyundai Robotics; deploys DAL-e service robots.
Hyundai Motor Group is a South Korean chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1967 by Chung Ju-yung. It is one of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers, encompassing brands including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis, with approximately 250,000 employees globally. The group entered the robotics sector through a series of strategic investments and acquisitions.
In June 2021, Hyundai Motor Group acquired an approximately 80% controlling stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for approximately $1.1 billion, making the robotics company a subsidiary. Boston Dynamics develops the Spot quadruped robot, the Atlas humanoid, and the Stretch warehouse robot. Hyundai Robotics (formerly Hyundai Heavy Industries Robotics), a separate internal division, is the largest industrial robot manufacturer in South Korea and ranks among the top ten globally; it produced and installed over 10,000 industrial robot arms in 2024, including articulated robots, SCARA robots, and collaborative robots for automotive and electronics manufacturing.
Internally, Hyundai Motor Group has developed the DAL-e series of service robots—an acronym for Drive you, Assist you, Link with you—which includes the DAL-e Delivery robot (serving beverages in office buildings via mobile app ordering), the DAL-e Gardener watering robot, and a Spot-based security patrol variant. In 2026, Hyundai Motor Group transformed its Seoul headquarters into a robot-integrated smart office building, deploying DAL-e Delivery, cleaning robots, and security robots across the facility as part of its internal robotics commercialization strategy.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
DAL-e Delivery Robot
Indoor service robot that delivers beverages from building cafes to office floors via mobile app ordering, deployed at Hyundai HQ Seoul.
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Contact Hyundai Motor Group
WEBSITE
https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/HEADQUARTERS
Korea, Republic of (South)
Company Facts
Founded
1967
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
employees 10000+
Primary Region
Asia-Pacific
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
-
Funding Total
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