Boston Dynamics Names Former Amazon AI Chief Rohit Prasad CEO
Boston Dynamics appoints former Alexa and Amazon Nova leader Rohit Prasad as CEO as it advances Atlas factory training and physical AI commercialization.
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Boston Dynamics appoints former Alexa and Amazon Nova leader Rohit Prasad as CEO as it advances Atlas factory training and physical AI commercialization.
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