Agility Robotics and Boston Dynamics, two prominent humanoid robotics developers, are experiencing leadership changes. Aaron Saunders, chief technology officer at Boston Dynamics, announced on LinkedIn that he is stepping down from that role. And Melonee Wise, chief product officer at Agility Robotics, is leaving the company at the end of the month, according to The Information. Wise’s departure from Agility Robotics was also confirmed by The Robot Report. Saunders spent over two decades at Boston Dynamics. He was an early developer of BigDog, the predecessor of the company’s now commercialized Spot quadruped. As CTO, he led multidisciplinary teams to set the company’s technological vision and align research and development with business needs. “Now, the dynamic capabilities we pioneered have helped forge an exciting new industry aimed at bringing AI to the physical world,” Saunders said when announcing his departure. “The very conversations and critiques today—YouTube videos and backflips—are a testament to how we shifted the boundary of the possible.” Earlier this year, Saunders keynoted the Robotics Summit & Expo, a robotics development event in Boston produced by The Robot Report. He gave attendees an inside look at how the company redesigned the Atlas humanoid from the ground up. Saunders holds a master’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Victoria and a bachelor’s from the University of Alberta.

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