{
  "id": 9086187,
  "title": "Hyundai Motor Group opens robot training center in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hyundai-motor-group-opens-robot-training-center-in-us",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260922/hyundai-motor-group-opens-robot-training-center-in-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hyundai Motor Group has inaugurated its robot training and testing facility for Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot, marking a significant step towards integrating physical artificial intelligence into its global production operations. This comes as part of the automaker's strategy to bring AI into its manufacturing processes.\n\nThe Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) began operations at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia, US. The facility will act as a crucial testbed, where Atlas is trained in a setting that mirrors actual automotive production sites. This prepares the robots for deployment on factory floors.\n\nAtlas is being trained to carry out various manufacturing-related tasks, such as preparing materials for logistics and sorting automotive parts based on their assembly sequence. This training aims to equip the humanoid robot to manage increasingly complex tasks in real-world production environments.\n\nThe facility is anticipated to be instrumental in Hyundai Motor Group's plan to incorporate around 25,000 Atlas robots across its Hyundai Motor and Kia production sites.",
  "summary": "Hyundai Motor Group has opened its robot training and testing facility for Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot as part of efforts to bring the group’s physical artificial intelligence (AI) vision into its global production operations. The carmaker said Tuesday the Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) has started operations at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in the state of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hyundai Motor Group opens robot training center in Georgia, US.",
    "Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robot trained for automotive production.",
    "Facility aims to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots across Hyundai sites."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hyundai Motor Group's robot training center in the US signifies a major push to integrate AI into its manufacturing processes, equipping Atlas robots to handle complex production tasks.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hyundai Motor Group opens robot training center in US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hyundai-motor-group-opens-robot-training-center-in-us-9090954",
        "published": "2026-09-22T05:47:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}