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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after more than 30 years with the company and plans to retire; CFO Amanda McMaster will take over as interim CEO

Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down from the company.  Playter took over as CEO in 2019 and led the company through its acquisition by Hyundai in 2020.

The Robot Report Brianna Wessling

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  • @drsmith James Andrew Smith on bluesky
    I can imagine that the last set of gymnastic demos with the Atlas robot were a “full circle” moment for Rob Playter given that his PhD from 1995 was on the dynamics of gymnastics.  —  dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721....  [embedded post]