Boston Dynamics CEO to step down after more than 30 years with the company. Read the staff memo.

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is stepping down from his chief executive role after more than 30 years with the robotics company.

Sophia Tung

• Robert Playter told staff in a memo on Tuesday that he would step down as CEO on February 27.
• Playter first joined Boston Dynamics, a robotics startup, in 1994.
• He's leaving shortly after the company's unveiling of the Atlas humanoid robot.

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