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    Humanoid robot maker Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO

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    Boston Dynamics, a humanoid robot maker owned by Hyundai Motor Group, said it had appointed Rohit Prasad as chief executive officer, effective October 7.

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    Humanoid robots undergo training at a robot data training center in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China April 22, 2026.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.

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        * 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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