Hyundai says it would make Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank's ~10% stake; Hyundai bought an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in 2021 (Reuters)

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Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining Boston Dynamics stake, consolidating control of the robotics company.

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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/hyundai-motor-group-make-boston-dynamics-wholly-owned-with-purchase-softbank-2026-07-16/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260716/i2.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260716/p2#a260716p2" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/hyundai-motor-group-make-boston-dynamics-wholly-owned-with-purchase-softbank-2026-07-16/">Hyundai says it would make Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank's ~10% stake; Hyundai bought an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in 2021</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it would make U.S. robotics company Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank Group's &hellip; </p>