Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO

SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) Boston Dynamics, a humanoid robot maker owned ​by Hyundai ‌Motor Group, said it had appointed Rohit Prasad as chief executive officer, effective ‌October ​7. • Prasad ⁠previously served ⁠as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and Artificial ​General Intelligence at Amazon. • Prasad will bring ⁠his experience ⁠turning physical AI ​breakthroughs into commercial success, ​Boston Dynamics said. • He ‌succeeds Robert Playter, who stepped down in February. • Hyundai Motor ⁠Group said in January it aims to build a factory ⁠capable ‌of manufacturing ⁠30,000 robot units ​annually ‌by 2028, when ​it plans ⁠to start deploying them across all of its manufacturing sites. (Reporting by Hyunjoo JinEditing by Ed ​Davies)