Hyundai Motor to buy 80% stake in Boston Dynamics
Bloomberg
Hyundai Motor Group agreed to buy a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics Inc in a deal that values the mobile robot firm at US$1.1 billion.
Hyundai Motor Group, along with some associated companies and chairman Euisun Chung, is to acquire an 80 percent interest in the US robotics company from Softbank Group Corp, leaving the Japanese firm with a 20 percent share, the companies said in a statement on Friday.
South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group has been beefing up its research in robotics as it expands further into electric and autonomous vehicles.
Hyundai Motor Group to acquire controlling interest in mobile robot firm Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group will acquire a controlling interest in the mobile robot firm Boston Dynamics from Softbank in a deal that values Boston Dynamics at $1.1 billion. The deal came as Hyundai Motor Group envisions the transformation of human life by combining world-leading robotics technologies with its mobility expertise. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Under the agreement, Hyundai Motor Group will hold an approximately 80% stake in Boston Dynamics and SoftBank, through one of its affiliates, will retain an approximately 20% stake in Boston Dynamics after the closing of the transaction. Hyundai Motor Group’s affiliates Hyundai Motor Co., Hyundai Mobis Co. and Hyundai Glovis Co. and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung respectively participated in the acquisition.
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Hyundai Motor Group to acquire a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics, valued at $1.1 billion, with the goal of advancing robotics and mobility to realize progress for humanity
The combination of the highly complementary technologies of Hyundai Motor Group and Boston Dynamics, and the continued partnership of SoftBank Group, will propel the development and commercialization of advanced robots
The robotics technologies will lend synergies to autonomous vehicles, UAMs and smart factories
Hyundai Motor Group, together with Boston Dynamics, will create robotics value chain ranging from robot component manufacturing to smart logistics solutions
Hyundai Motor Group and SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank) today agreed on main terms of the transaction pursuant to which Hyundai Motor Group will acquire a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the mobile robot firm at $1.1 billion. The deal came as Hyundai Motor Group envisions the transformation of