"Boston Dynamics has been the ride of a lifetime. What this place has become has exceeded anything I could have ever imagined all those years ago in our funky lab in the basement of the MIT Media Lab,"
"From the earliest days of hopping robots, to the world's first quadrupeds, to spearheading the entire humanoid industry, Playter made his mark as a pioneer of innovation. He transformed Boston Dynamics from a small research and development lab into a successful business that now proudly calls itself the global leader in mobile robotics,"
Robert Playter stepped down immediately as CEO of Boston Dynamics and will leave the company on February 27 after more than 30 years with the organization and serving as CEO since 2020. Amanda McMaster, the company CFO, will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Boston Dynamics moved from SoftBank to Hyundai ownership in 2021 and launched an all-electric Atlas humanoid in 2024. The company posted recent videos of research Atlas robots performing tumbling passes and outdoor runs. Atlas robots are slated to begin work in Hyundai car plants in 2028 amid growing competition from Tesla, Figure, and AI companies developing world-model robotics technology.
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