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Why Hyundai's Atlas has four fingers and Tesla's Optimus five

Original: Why Hyundai’s Atlas has four fingers — and Tesla’s Optimus has five

Hyundai's humanoid robot Atlas is built with four fingers, while Tesla's Optimus uses five, and Korean media are explaining the design difference. A four-fingered hand can reduce cost, weight and mechanical complexity while still covering most gripping tasks, whereas Tesla favours a human-like five-finger design. The comparison highlights competing engineering philosophies between Boston Dynamics, owned by Hyundai, and Tesla in the race to commercialise humanoid robots.

Why now: Ongoing rivalry between Hyundai-backed Boston Dynamics and Tesla over humanoid robot design choices is drawing attention.

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Evidence

• Why Hyundai’s Atlas has four fingers — and Tesla’s Optimus has five · The Investor
• Why Hyundai’s Atlas has four fingers — and Tesla’s Optimus has five · The Korea Herald

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