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Aaron Saunders
Former Chief Technology Officer of Boston Dynamics, where he spent over 22 years working on robotics engineering, including the Atlas humanoid, Spot, and the back-flipping and dancing machines that became iconic. Promoted to VP of Engineering in 2018 and later served as CTO. Joined Google DeepMind as VP of Hardware Engineering in 2025 to help build the "Android of robots." Holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria.
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- Former Chief Technology Officer
One of the most iconic names in robotics, founded 1992 (MIT spinout) and acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in June 2021 at a ~$1.1 billion valuation.
Acquisition (Hyundai 80% stake) · $880M37 verified deployments · Atlas at Hyundai Metaplant Georgia, USA →2 incidents5 models
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- Boston Dynamics Chief Technology Officer2021-01-01 to 2025-11-01SEC-verified
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