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Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO

Euros Room · 1d ago

SEOUL, Oct 7 : 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.

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.

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Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO

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