Boston Dynamics Appoints Rohit Prasad as Chief Executive Officer

Boston — Boston Dynamics has appointed Rohit Prasad as chief executive officer, effective October 7.

Prasad, a longtime artificial intelligence executive, will lead the robotics company as it works to expand the use of AI-powered robotic systems across industrial, enterprise and other real-world environments.

Before joining Boston Dynamics, Prasad served as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and artificial general intelligence at Amazon. During 12 years at Amazon, he helped build Alexa into a large-scale consumer AI service and later led development of the Amazon Nova foundation model family.

Earlier, Prasad spent nearly 14 years at Raytheon BBN Technologies, where he led machine-learning research and its application for U.S. government and commercial uses.

Boston Dynamics said Prasad’s appointment is intended to accelerate its Physical AI strategy by combining advanced artificial intelligence with the company’s robotics technology and expanding commercialization of intelligent machines.

Prasad has been based in the Boston area for more than 25 years and has longstanding ties to the region’s robotics and AI community.

“Boston Dynamics is uniquely positioned to advance Physical AI through its world-class robotics expertise. I am honored to join the company at such a pivotal moment for the industry,” Prasad said. “By bringing together advanced AI and robotics, we can build intelligent systems that create meaningful value in real-world environments, expand the reach of robotics across industries, and shape the next era of Physical AI.”

Subject to approval, Prasad is also expected to join Boston Dynamics’ board of directors.

“Boston Dynamics’ industry-leading robotics, Rohit’s proven ability to turn AI into products at global scale, and Hyundai Motor Group’s modern manufacturing, logistics, and mobility capabilities give us a powerful foundation to build and scale Physical AI,” said Jaehoon Chang, vice chair of Hyundai Motor Group and chair of the Boston Dynamics board.

“We are thrilled to welcome Rohit to lead the company into this exciting new era of real-world Physical AI.”