Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, goes through a leadership change.
Robert Playter announced in an internal memo on Tuesday that he can be stepping down as the corporate’s chief executive, as first reported by A3. Amanda McMaster, the corporate’s chief financial officer, will stand in for the highest job while the corporate looks for a alternative.
TechCrunch reached out to Boston Dynamics for more information.
Playter took the helm at Boston Dynamics in 2020, taking up from founder Marc Raibert. Playter worked at Boston Dynamics for 30 years, where he held other roles, including vp of engineering and chief operating officer.
Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992 by Raibert as a derivative from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a professor. Google’s parent company Alphabet bought Boston Dynamics in 2013, before the corporate was sold to Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank in 2017.
Hyundai, its current owner, acquired the corporate in 2021.
The robotics producer is best known for its quadruped robot, Spot, which the corporate commercialized in 2020 shortly after Playter took the helm. The corporate most recently announced Atlas, a humanoid robot.
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