{"id":2313,"date":"2026-02-11T03:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/boston-dynamics-ceo-robert-playter-is-stepping-down-after-six-years\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:54:10","slug":"boston-dynamics-ceo-robert-playter-is-stepping-down-after-six-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/boston-dynamics-ceo-robert-playter-is-stepping-down-after-six-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is stepping down after six years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down from his role effective immediately and leaving the company on February 27th, as previously reported by A3<\/a>. Under Playter’s leadership, Boston Dynamics navigated its way through an acquisition from Softbank that brought it to Hyundai<\/a> in 2021, and it launched a new all-electric version of its humanoid Atlas robot<\/a> in 2024. Just a few days ago, the company posted another video <\/a>of its research Atlas robots attempting tumbling passes and outdoor runs as more enterprise-ready editions start to roll out.<\/p>\n

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Boston Dynamics announced at CES last month that Atlas robo \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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