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title: "Boston Dynamics: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: "Boston Dynamics, Inc. is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-boston-dynamics
type: Organization
wikidata: Q2298325
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics
website: https://www.bostondynamics.com/
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
---

# Boston Dynamics

> Boston Dynamics, Inc. is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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## Facts

- Category: Robotics
- Country: United States
- Founded: 1992-01-01
- Headquarters: Waltham
- Status: subsidiary
- Website: https://www.bostondynamics.com/
- Employees: 501
- Also known as: BostonDynamics
- Industries: robotics

## Accounts

- x: https://x.com/bostondynamics
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-dynamics
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BostonDynamicsOfficial
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bostondynamicsofficial

## Key people

- Marc Raibert, founder (American roboticist)
- Robert Playter, chief executive (American business executive), since 2021-01-23
- Marc Raibert, chair (American roboticist), since 2001-01-23
- Marc Raibert, director (American roboticist)

## Ownership

Parent: [Hyundai Motor Company](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-hyundai-motor-company.md)

## Products

- robotics
- humanoid robot
- robotic dog
- Spot

## Coverage on the Monitor

Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Boston Dynamics, dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-boston-dynamics#connections

## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2298325, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics

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