# Hyundai Moves to Full Ownership of Boston Dynamics Days After Its Workers Struck Over Robots

The roughly $325 million buyout of SoftBank's remaining 9.9% stake comes as unionized Hyundai workers demand that no humanoid enter a plant without a labor agreement first.

- Published: 2026-07-18T05:46:36.130Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-07-18/hyundai-moves-to-full-ownership-of-boston-dynamics-days-afte
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: world
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-16/hyundai-to-buy-softbank-s-boston-dynamics-stake-in-robot-push), [KED Global](https://www.kedglobal.com/robotics/newsView/ked202606210001)

Hyundai Motor Group moved to acquire SoftBank's remaining 9.9% stake in Boston Dynamics, making the US-founded robotics firm a wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction, valued at roughly $325 million and implying an enterprise value near $3…

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