Atlas (Electric) vs Phoenix: which robot wins?
Boston Dynamics's Atlas (Electric) against Sanctuary AI's Phoenix — price, capability, availability, and a verdict you can act on.
| Atlas (Electric) | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| EST. PRICE | Not for sale | Enterprise pricing |
| HEIGHT | ~5′9″ / 175 cm* | ~5′7″ / 170 cm |
| WEIGHT | ~89 kg* | ~70 kg* |
| PAYLOAD | 25 kg* | ~25 kg* |
| RUNTIME | Swappable battery | Tethered/battery options* |
| DEXTERITY | Full-rotation joints, superhuman range | 20-DOF hands — class-leading touch* |
| AVAILABILITY | Industrial only | Industrial only |
| WHICHBOT SCORE | 8.8 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
| OUR TAKE | The gold standard of humanoid engineering, reborn electric. Its 360-degree joints move in ways humans cannot — and Hyundai factories get it first. | The hands specialist. Sanctuary bet everything on human-grade fingers and touch — the hardest problem, and the one that unlocks the most jobs. |
* Prices are estimates from public statements and filings. Availability changes weekly.
Detailed comparison: Atlas (Electric) vs Phoenix
Atlas (Electric) scores 8.8/10 in our independent evaluation; Phoenix scores 7.7/10. That 1.1000000000000005-point gap reflects real differences in capability or value, but Phoenix may still win if its strengths match your priorities.
Atlas (Electric) is best for: Watching where the engineering ceiling is — and where factory humanoids are headed. Phoenix is best for: Believers that dexterity — not walking — is what makes humanoids useful.
Our scoring weighs five factors: autonomous capability, independent verification (third-party evidence scores higher than manufacturer claims), commercial deployment scale, price-to-capability ratio, and real-world availability today. Neither robot here is scored on marketing alone. Atlas (Electric) and Phoenix are both worth evaluating — the right call depends on which robot's documented strengths match your actual workflow.
CHOOSE THE ATLAS (ELECTRIC) IF…
- Watching where the engineering ceiling is — and where factory humanoids are headed.
- Decade-plus of world-leading locomotion research behind it
- All-electric redesign with beyond-human joint range
CHOOSE THE PHOENIX IF…
- Believers that dexterity — not walking — is what makes humanoids useful.
- Arguably the most human-like hands and haptics in the industry
- Teleop-to-autonomy training pipeline generates rare manipulation data