Boston Dynamics

engineering and robotics design company
Organization business Q2298325
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Boston Dynamics

Summary

Boston Dynamics is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,157 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boston Dynamics is in the country of United States[3].
  • Boston Dynamics's image is recorded as 2022 - On the floor SM7 6945 (52472784103).jpg[4].
  • Boston Dynamics's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Boston Dynamics's founder is recorded as Marc Raibert[6].
  • Boston Dynamics's owned by is recorded as Hyundai Motor Company[7].
  • Boston Dynamics's owned by is recorded as SoftBank Group[8].
  • Boston Dynamics's headquarters location is recorded as Waltham[9].
  • Boston Dynamics's headquarters location is recorded as Massachusetts[10].
  • Boston Dynamics's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Playter[11].
  • Boston Dynamics's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404601225[12].
  • Boston Dynamics's Commons category is recorded as Boston Dynamics[13].
  • Boston Dynamics's industry is recorded as robotics[14].
  • Boston Dynamics's chairperson is recorded as Marc Raibert[15].
  • +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boston Dynamics[16].
  • +1992-11-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boston Dynamics[17].
  • Boston Dynamics's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.417643, 'lon': -71.254665}[18].
  • Boston Dynamics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vpf5v[19].
  • Boston Dynamics's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hyundai Motor Company[20].
  • Boston Dynamics's official website is recorded as https://www.bostondynamics.com/[21].
  • Boston Dynamics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Robotics at Boston Dynamics[22].
  • Boston Dynamics's director / manager is recorded as Marc Raibert[23].
  • Boston Dynamics's product or material produced is recorded as robotics[24].
  • Boston Dynamics's product or material produced is recorded as Spot[25].
  • Boston Dynamics's product or material produced is recorded as humanoid robot[26].
  • Boston Dynamics's product or material produced is recorded as robotic dog[27].

Body

Founding

Boston Dynamics's founder is recorded as Marc Raibert[6]. Recorded inception include +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z[16] and +1992-11-06T00:00:00Z[17].

Identity

Boston Dynamics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28].

Leadership

Boston Dynamics's chief executive officer is recorded as Robert Playter[11]. Its chairperson is recorded as Marc Raibert[15]. Its director / manager is recorded as Marc Raibert[23].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Waltham[9], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1634[31] and Massachusetts[10], an U.S. state[32], in United States[33], founded in 1788[34], headquartered in Boston[35]. Boston Dynamics's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hyundai Motor Company[20].

Industry

Boston Dynamics's industry is recorded as robotics[14].

Ownership

Owners include Hyundai Motor Company[7], an automobile manufacturer[36], in South Korea[37], founded in 1967[38], headquartered in Seoul[39] and SoftBank Group[8], a business[40], in Japan[41], founded in 1981[42], headquartered in Minato[43]. Products include robotics[24], Spot[25], humanoid robot[26], and robotic dog[27].

Why It Matters

Boston Dynamics ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,157 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . bostondynamics.com. Retrieved . bostondynamics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . bostondynamics.com. Retrieved . bostondynamics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . bizjournals.com. bizjournals.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . theverge.com. Retrieved . theverge.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . itworldcanada.com. Retrieved . itworldcanada.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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