Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down as Hyundai accelerates robotics commercialization and advances Atlas humanoid ...

Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, is stepping down. He led the company's shift from prototype development to commercial robots like Spot and Stretch. CFO Amanda McMaster will be interim CEO.

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter believes the robotics industry is evolving out of that niche stage and into scale. Playter made the comments while on a panel at CES 2026 with some other ...

Boston Dynamics is focusing on manipulation, autonomy, and generalization to prepare Atlas for factory environments.

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

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What happens when two industry giants join forces to redefine the future of robotics? Learn how a new partnership between Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics is poised to transform humanoid robots.

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. Aliza Chasan ...

What makes a humanoid hand so fascinating? Imagine a robotic gripper delicately assembling intricate components on a factory floor or carefully holding fragile medical instruments during surgery.