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Boston Dynamics Appoints Rohit Prasad (ex-Amazon Alexa Lead) as CEO
Boston Dynamics (Hyundai-owned) named Rohit Prasad, former Amazon Alexa and Nova AI lead, as CEO effective October 7, 2026. Strategic focus shifts toward "Physical AI," integrating advanced language capabilities with robotics; Hyundai aims for significant humanoid production scale.
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Signals convergence of AI software capabilities with hardware robotics. Suggests "common sense" and interaction (not just mechanical performance) may be the bottleneck for practical robots. Ties into humanoid robotics hype and industry scaling goals, highlighting the importance of AI integration over mechanics alone.
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