"Boston Dynamics' Robert Playter is stepping down as CEO after six years in the role and more than 30 years with the company, according to a staff memo he sent to employees on Tuesday. Playter's last day will be February 27, the memo said. Amanda McMaster, Boston Dynamics' chief financial officer, will serve as interim CEO, while the company board searches for its next chief executive, Playter wrote."
"Atlas has been advertised as the factory worker of the future. Hyundai, which owns a majority stake in Boston Dynamics, said it expected the robot to hit the factory floor by 2028, starting with simpler tasks. "We've been doing this for a long time. But for us to be approaching a point where we're really thinking about commercializing the humanoid, I don't know that we expected that years ago," Playter told Business Insider at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas."
Robert Playter will leave Boston Dynamics on February 27 after more than 30 years with the company and six years as CEO. Amanda McMaster, the company's chief financial officer, will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a successor. Playter guided the company from early hopping robots to the quadruped Spot and helped transform it into a global leader in mobile robotics. He will not take an advisory role and will spend time with friends and family. His retirement follows the unveiling of Atlas, a six-foot humanoid positioned as a future factory worker, with Hyundai targeting factory deployment by 2028.
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