Boston Dynamics, owned by Hyundai Motor Group since 2021, has appointed Rohit Prasad as CEO, effective October 7, 2026. Prasad spent over 12 years leading Alexa development at Amazon and played a key role in creating the Amazon Nova foundation model family. His mandate is to scale the commercialization of the company’s robots, Spot, Stretch and Atlas, with plans to deploy up to 30,000 Atlas humanoid units annually at Hyundai’s Georgia facility starting in 2028. Boston Dynamics is betting on Prasad’s experience in turning cutting-edge AI research into mass-market products to drive its transition from engineering marvel to industrial supplier.
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