Robert Playter Resigns as CEO of Boston Dynamics; CFO Amanda McMaster Interim Leader

CEO Robert Playter of Boston Dynamics (BDX) resigned following 30 years at the company, as announced in an internal memo dated February 10, 2026. CFO Amanda McMaster will interim lead while a replacement is sought. Playter, who joined in 2020 succeeding founder Marc Raibert, previously served as vice president of engineering and COO. The company, founded in 1992 at MIT and acquired by Alphabet in 2013, was sold to SoftBank in 2017 and to Hyundai in 2021. Boston Dynamics recently commercialized its Atlas humanoid robot.