Boston Dynamics, a Massachusetts robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, is going through a leadership change.
As first reported by A3, Robert Playter announced Tuesday in an internal memo that he will step down as CEO of the company. Amanda McMaster, the company’s chief financial officer, will assume the top position while the company searches for a successor.
TechCrunch reached out to Boston Dynamics to find out more.
Playter took over the helm of Boston Dynamics in 2020 from founder Marc Raibert. During his 30-year career at Boston Dynamics, Playter also held other roles, including vice president of engineering and chief operating officer.
Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992 as a spin-off of Raibert while he was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, acquired Boston Dynamics in 2013 and sold it to Japanese investment conglomerate Softbank in 2017.
Current owner Hyundai acquired the company in 2021.
The robotics producer is best known for its quadrupedal robot, Spot, which the company commercialized in 2020 shortly after Playter took the helm. The company most recently announced Atlas, a humanoid robot.
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