{"title":"Boston Dynamics vs Fourier Intelligence: General-purpose compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/boston-dynamics-vs-fourier-intelligence","comparison":"Boston Dynamics ranks 6 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 87; Fourier Intelligence ranks 59 with 62. Boston Dynamics is ahead on deployment, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Fourier Intelligence is ahead on commercials. Level on production. Boston Dynamics is based in Waltham, United States, Fourier Intelligence in Shanghai, China. Boston Dynamics is named in 325 signals and Fourier Intelligence in 13.","companies":[{"name":"Boston Dynamics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/boston-dynamics","city":"Waltham","country":"United States","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Boston Dynamics (Hyundai-owned) makes Spot (1,500+ across 40+ countries) and Stretch (at DHL, Maersk, H&M, and others), with about $130M in 2025 revenue across the two, and began Atlas humanoid production in January 2026. All of 2026 Atlas production is committed to just two customers, Hyundai RMAC and Google DeepMind (third-party pilots from 2027), and Hyundai Mobis will supply next-gen Atlas actuators as part of a Hyundai group plan to deploy tens of thousands of robots. Hyundai became sole owner in July 2026 ($325M for SoftBank's 9.65%, ~$3.3B implied), and CEO Robert Playter retired in February 2026, leaving a leadership gap analysts have flagged.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":6,"score":87,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":10,"progress":9,"firepower":10,"commercial":4,"deployment":8,"production":6,"technology":10},"why":"Boston Dynamics is developing Atlas as a general-purpose humanoid for industrial deployment, including automotive production lines and Hyundai manufacturing facilities.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":325,"facts_total":105},{"name":"Fourier Intelligence","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/fourier-intelligence","city":"Shanghai","country":"China","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Fourier Intelligence is a Chinese firm running a dual business: rehabilitation devices in 2,000+ institutions across 40+ countries (real established revenue) and a humanoid line (GR-1 in 2023, GR-3 Care-Bot from August 2025 at ~$80-150K), plus the open-source N1. It debuted GR-3 at CES in January 2026 with a care and companion positioning (its healthcare moat), backed by a ~RMB 800M/~$110M round in early 2025 and SoftBank Vision Fund historically. Consolidated revenue, humanoid unit deliveries, and a funding-round labeling conflict are open.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":59,"score":62,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":8,"firepower":6,"commercial":6,"deployment":6,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"Fourier Intelligence builds humanoid robots, including the N1, with planned versions from self-assembly kits to complete development platforms.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":13,"facts_total":23}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}