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Back in January, Robert Playter became the CEO of Boston Dynamics<\/a>. It was a momentous occasion, marking the company’s first new CEO since its founding in the early 1990s when the company was founded by Marc Raibert. The move came during what was already a transitional period for the company, which is why we are excited to chat with him at Disrupt 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following its sale to SoftBank, <\/a> Boston Dynamics began early sales of Spot<\/a>, its first commercial product. In April of last year, the company made its own acquisition, picking up Bay Area-based Kinema Systems<\/a> to help design a visioning system for its own warehouse robotics, like Handle.<\/p>\n Of course, much of this pre-dates the current COVID-19 pandemic, which has made automation and robotics an even more hot-button issue than it has been in years prior. Over the course of the last few months, Spot has been seen employed in a factotum of different jobs, as everyone from construction companies to healthcare facilities to baseball teams look to the quadrupedal robot for help.<\/p>\n Playter will be making his first public speaking engagement as CEO at our first online-only Disrupt<\/a> this September. His appearance comes after several from Boston Dynamics founder (and Playter’s predecessor as CEO) Marc Raibert. Most recently, Raibert made a return appearance at our TC Sessions: Robotics<\/a> event to show off the commercial version of Spot.<\/p>\n Playter will join us <\/span>at Disrupt 2020<\/a> on September 14-18 to discuss the challenges and opportunities in transforming Boston Dynamics into a commercial venture<\/span>. Get a front-row seat with your Digital Pro Pass for just $245<\/a> or with a Digital Startup Alley Exhibitor Package. <\/a>Prices increase on Friday, so grab your tickets now<\/a>!<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Brian Heater<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/div>\nSee Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/01\/23\/boston-dynamics-appoints-its-first-ever-new-ceo\/<\/a>
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Back in January, Robert Playter became the CEO of Boston Dynamics. It was a momentous occasion, marking the company’s first new CEO since its founding in the early 1990s when the company was founded by Marc Raibert. The move came during what was already a transitional period for the company, which is why we are excited … Continue reading Boston Dynamics CEO Rob Playter is coming to Disrupt 2020 to talk robotics and automation<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading