{
  "id": 12533804,
  "title": "Boston Dynamics taps Amazon AI veteran to lead physical AI push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/boston-dynamics-taps-amazon-ai-veteran-to-lead-physical-ai-push",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-07T03:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261007/boston-dynamics-taps-amazon-ai-veteran-to-lead-physical-ai-push"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Boston Dynamics has appointed Rohit Prasad as its new chief executive officer, tasked with merging AI with advanced robotics. Prasad, an AI expert who played a key role in developing Alexa and leading Amazon’s foundation model efforts, joins the company on Wednesday. As CEO, Prasad will spearhead Boston Dynamics' strategy to commercialize intelligent robots and expand the use of physical AI across various industries. Prior to Boston Dynamics, Prasad spent a decade at Amazon, serving as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and artificial general intelligence. During his time at Amazon, he played a pivotal role in the development of Amazon Nova, a suite of foundation models designed for generative AI applications. Before Amazon, Prasad spent 14 years at Raytheon BBN Technologies, where he focused on machine learning research and applications for government and commercial clients. According to Boston Dynamics, Prasad's expertise in translating AI research into tangible products, platforms, and business models will be instrumental in accelerating the development and commercialization of their intelligent robotic systems.",
  "summary": "Boston Dynamics has named Rohit Prasad, an artificial intelligence (AI) veteran who helped build Alexa and lead Amazon’s foundation-model efforts, as its new chief executive officer as it moves to fuse AI with advanced robotics. Prasad, who joins the company Wednesday, will lead Boston Dynamics’ push to commercialize intelligent robots and expand physical AI applications across industries, the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Rohit Prasad appointed as Boston Dynamics CEO to merge AI with robotics.",
    "Former Amazon AI leader joins to commercialize intelligent robots.",
    "Prasad led Alexa development and Amazon's foundation model efforts."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The appointment of an AI expert from Amazon signals Boston Dynamics' push to accelerate development and commercialization of intelligent robots merging AI with advanced robotics under new leadership.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessKorea",
        "title": "Boston Dynamics Taps Amazon AI Executive to Accelerate Physical AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/boston-dynamics-taps-amazon-ai-executive-to-accelerate-physical-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:18:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Boston Dynamics taps Amazon AI veteran to lead physical AI push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/boston-dynamics-taps-amazon-ai-veteran-to-lead-physical-ai-push-12537407",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}