Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon executive Rohit Prasad, who spent 12 years helping build and expand Alexa, as its CEO (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
Boston Dynamics has appointed Rohit Prasad as its new Chief Executive Officer. Prasad previously spent twelve years at Amazon, where he played a key role in building and expanding the Alexa platform. This leadership change marks a significant strategic shift for the robotics company.
- ▪Rohit Prasad has been named the new CEO of Boston Dynamics.
- ▪Prasad spent 12 years at Amazon working on the Alexa project.
- ▪The appointment was reported by Samantha Kelly of Bloomberg.
- ▪Prasad is a former Amazon executive with extensive experience in voice technology.
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