Boston Dynamics appoints Rohit Prasad as new CEO

Boston Dynamics announced the appointment of Rohit Prasad as its new CEO, effective October 7, 2026. Previously, Robert Playter stepped down at the end of February 2026, and Amanda McMaster served as interim CEO. Prasad spent 12 years at Amazon, where he was head of Alexa and Artificial General Intelligence and a senior vice president, and led development of the Amazon Nova family of foundation models; the company will draw on his AI background to accelerate the commercialization of physical AI.