Boston Dynamics
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Boston Dynamics, Inc., is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Boston Dynamics has been owned by the Hyundai Motor Group since December 2020, but having only completed the acquisition in June 2021.[1]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Robotics Artificial intelligence Automation |
Founded | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
Founder | Marc Raibert |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of employees | 500 |
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Website | bostondynamics |
Boston Dynamics develops of a series of dynamic highly mobile robots, including BigDog, Spot, Atlas, and Handle. Since 2019, Spot has been made commercially available, making it the first commercially available robot from Boston Dynamics, while the company has stated its intent to commercialize other robots as well, including Handle.