Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO


FILE PHOTO: Boston Dynamics Atlas robots are displayed in the Hyundai Motor Group booth during CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/ File Photo

SEOUL, Oct ⁠7 (Reuters) - Boston Dynamics, a ⁠humanoid robot maker owned ‌by Hyundai Motor Group, said it had appointed Rohit Prasad as ​chief executive officer, effective ⁠October 7.

• ⁠Prasad previously served as senior vice ⁠president ‌and head scientist for Alexa and ⁠Artificial General Intelligence at Amazon.

• ​Prasad ‌will bring his experience turning ⁠physical ​AI breakthroughs into commercial success, Boston Dynamics said.

• He ⁠succeeds Robert Playter, who ​stepped down in February.

• Hyundai Motor Group said in January ⁠it aims to build a factory capable of manufacturing 30,000 robot units annually ​by 2028, ⁠when it plans to start ​deploying them across ‌all of its ​manufacturing sites.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo JinEditing by Ed Davies)

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