Robert Playter, a veteran with 30 years of experience, has announced his resignation as CEO of Boston Dynamics, a robotics company known for its quadrupedal and humanoid robots. This leadership change is taking place as the company seeks a successor.
According to industry media A3, Playter shared the news in an internal memo on Tuesday. During the transition, Amanda McMaster, the Chief Financial Officer, will temporarily take over the CEO role.
Playter took the helm of Boston Dynamics in 2020, succeeding founder Marc Raibert. Over his three-decade tenure at the company, he has held various positions, including Vice President of Engineering and Chief Operating Officer.
Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992 by Raibert, who was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The company was acquired by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, in 2013 and later sold to the Japanese investment group SoftBank in 2017. In 2021, it was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group.
The company is best known for its quadrupedal robot Spot, which was commercialized shortly after Playter took over in 2020. Recently, Boston Dynamics also unveiled its humanoid robot Atlas.
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