Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO

SEOUL, Oct 7 (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 (AMZN.O),
• Prasad will bring his ​experience turning physical ​AI breakthroughs into commercial success, Boston ‌Dynamics ⁠said.
• He succeeds Robert Playter, who stepped down in February.
• 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.

Reporting by Hyunjoo ​Jin Editing by Ed Davies