Marc Raibert is the Executive Director of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute, a prominent organization under Hyundai Motor Group dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence in robotics. He is the founder and former CEO of Boston Dynamics, the innovative robotics company renowned for creating advanced robots like BigDog, Atlas, Spot, and Handle. Raibert’s vision has significantly shaped the field of robotics, emphasizing the development of machines that can navigate complex environments and interact effectively with humans.

Before establishing Boston Dynamics, Raibert had a distinguished academic career. He served as a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and as an associate professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. At CMU, he founded the Leg Laboratory in 1980, a pioneering research facility that laid the groundwork for dynamic robots. His work led to the development of the first self-balancing hopping robots, marking a major advancement in the field.

Raibert earned a BSEE from Northeastern University in 1973 and a PhD from MIT in 1977, with a dissertation focused on motor control and learning. His contributions to robotics have been widely recognized; he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2008 and is a Founding Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.

Throughout his career, Raibert has remained committed to pushing the boundaries of robotics, aspiring to elevate bipedal and quadrupedal technologies to unprecedented levels. His insights into the future of robotics were shared during his presentations at major conferences, including the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems and Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum, where he discussed the mission and vision of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute.