Boston Dynamics Appoints AI Expert Rohit Prasad as CEO

Boston Dynamics announced on the 6th (local time) that it has appointed global AI expert Rohit Prasad as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to strengthen its competitiveness in physical artificial intelligence (AI).

New CEO Prasad is an expert who has led the technological development and commercialization in conversational AI, generative AI, multimodal AI, and artificial general intelligence (AGI).

He played a key role at Amazon from the early days of developing the voice assistant Alexa, overseeing the Alexa and AGI organizations, and leading the development of the Nova foundation model family.

In particular, he accumulated experience in the productization and commercialization of AI technology by contributing to expanding Alexa beyond products and services into a developer and partner ecosystem.

Before joining Amazon, he spent 14 years at Raytheon BBN Technologies, participating in machine learning research and applied technology development for the U.S. government and commercial sectors.

With this appointment, Boston Dynamics plans to combine advanced AI capabilities with robotics technology to accelerate the deployment and commercialization of intelligent robots in industrial settings.

In particular, the company aims to utilize Hyundai Motor Group's industrial sites—such as manufacturing, logistics, and mobility—to verify the applicability of AI and robotics technologies, and to expand synergies across all stages from technology development to commercialization.

CEO Prasad stated, "Boston Dynamics is a company with differentiated capabilities in implementing physical AI, backed by world-class robotics technology. By fusing advanced AI and robotics, we will create meaningful value in the real world and expand the application scope of robotics across industries."

Boston Dynamics also plans to leverage the academic and technological network in the Boston area that CEO Prasad has built over a long period to secure AI and robotics talent, foster technological collaboration, and expand global business.
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