Marc Raibert
Founder of Boston Dynamics and executive director of the Robotics and AI Institute
Marc Raibert is the founder of Boston Dynamics, which Raibert spun off from the MIT Leg Laboratory in 1992, and is the founder and executive director of the Robotics and AI Institute, where Raibert is responsible for the institute's strategic roadmap for future generations of advanced robots. Before Boston Dynamics, Raibert was a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, and at Carnegie Mellon University before that; in those posts Raibert created the Leg Laboratory.132
Career
Raibert was a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and then a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, and in those posts created the Leg Laboratory, which helped establish the scientific basis for highly dynamic robots. In 1992 Raibert spun Boston Dynamics off from the MIT Leg Lab, and Robert Playter joined soon after.13
Boston Dynamics' history lists BigDog (2004) as its first quadruped robot to leave the lab, the first-generation Atlas humanoid (2013), the commercial release of Spot (2020) and the unveiling of Stretch (2021). Raibert now leads the Robotics and AI Institute as executive director, setting its roadmap for advanced robots and intelligent machines.312
Work
Boston Dynamics (external site: bostondynamics.com)Proprietary product
Founded Boston Dynamics in 1992 as a spin-off from the MIT Leg Lab; the company went on to build BigDog, Atlas, Spot and Stretch.3
Leg Laboratory (external site: rai-inst.com)Published research
Created the Leg Laboratory, which helped establish the scientific basis for highly dynamic legged robots.1
Career timeline
Other documented roles
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- Founder (1992), Boston Dynamics31
- Professor of electrical engineering and computer science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology1
- Faculty member, Carnegie Mellon University1
Honors and recognition
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