Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Player has stepped down from the company after 30 years

Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, is changing leadership.

Robert Player announced in an internal memo Tuesday that he will step down as the company’s CEO, as first mentioned by A3. Amanda McMaster, the company’s chief financial officer, will step down in the senior role while the company searches for a replacement.

TechCrunch reached out to Boston Dynamics for more information.

Playter took the helm at Boston Dynamics in 2020, taking over from founder Marc Raibert. Playter worked at Boston Dynamics for 30 years, where he held other roles, including vice president of engineering and chief operating officer.

Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992 by Raibert as a spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a professor. Google’s parent company Alphabet bought Boston Dynamics in 2013, before the company was sold to Japanese investment firm SoftBank in 2017.

Hyundai, its current owner, acquired the company in 2021.

The robotics maker is best known for its quadruped robot, Spot, which the company sold in 2020 shortly after acquiring Playter. The company recently announced Atlas, a humanoid robot.