Brianna Wessling / The Robot Report:
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter resigns after more than 30 years with company and plans to retire; Amanda McMaster, CFO, to take over as interim CEO— Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has resigned from the company. Playter took over as CEO in 2019 and led the company until its acquisition by Hyundai in 2020.
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