Boston Dynamics joins U.S. robotics strategy group
Boston Dynamics (now under Hyundai) joined the U.S. National Security Commission on Advanced Manufacturing Robotics to help shape national policy on robotics, manufacturing and defense applications. The move places a leading commercial robotics firm directly into high‑level strategy discussions on supply chains and dual‑use tech. (en.sedaily.com)
The commission is co‑chaired by SCSP President Ylli Bajraktari and U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R‑NC) and Elissa Slotkin (D‑MI), who will lead the panel’s cross‑sector work. (prnewswire.com)) Participants named by SCSP and reporting outlets include major chip and industrial players such as NVIDIA, AMD, and General Motors alongside academic partners like the University of Michigan, Ohio State University and MIT’s Industrial Performance Center. (en.sedaily.com)) Boston Dynamics’ seat on the commission is listed under Brendan (Brendan) Schulman, who is identified as the company’s Vice President of Policy & Government Relations and is named as a commissioner in the launch materials. (prnewswire.com)) SCSP framed the commission as a year‑long effort focused on four pillars — Creating a National Framework, Securing the Talent Pipeline, Setting Strategic Targets, and Empowering the Ecosystem — with advisory outputs scheduled to be released in March 2027. (scsp.ai)) Boston Dynamics sits inside Hyundai Motor Group’s wider AI robotics push and publicly showcased a next‑generation Atlas prototype and announced partnerships (including work referenced with Google DeepMind and NVIDIA collaborations) at CES 2026 as part of that strategy. (hyundai.com)) Company spokespeople including Schulman took part in recent industry meetings with the U.S. Department of Commerce in early March, signaling active engagement between the commission’s private sector members and federal economic‑security officials. (m.koreaherald.com))
