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Boston Dynamics names former Amazon Alexa chief Rohit Prasad as CEO
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The maker of Spot and Atlas hands the top job to an AI scientist, as Hyundai gets ready to put Atlas to work in its Georgia plant from 2028.
Boston Dynamics has named Rohit Prasad its chief executive from 7 October. Prasad spent 12 years at Amazon, where he helped build Alexa and later led work on the company's Nova AI models, before leaving at the end of 2025.
He takes over from Amanda McMaster, the chief financial officer, who has run the company since Robert Playter retired as CEO in February.
AI first
Boston Dynamics says Prasad will speed up its push into what it calls physical AI: its robots paired with advanced AI, sold at scale. Several senior people have left this year, including chief technology officer Aaron Saunders, according to Bloomberg.
Where Atlas stands
The electric Atlas humanoid is still in development. Hyundai, which owns Boston Dynamics, plans to use it at its Georgia factory from 2028, starting with simple jobs such as welding and logistics, and is building capacity for up to 30,000 humanoids a year.
