Former Boston Dynamics strategy chief founds robotics start-up
Marc Theermann is leaving Boston Dynamics after more than five years and, together with Farbod Farshidian, is founding the start-up Dynamic Creatures for social companion robots.
Quick Look
- Boston Dynamics' long-time head of strategy, Marc Theermann, has left the company to found the start-up Dynamic Creatures together with robotics expert Farbod Farshidian.
- The goal is to develop social companion robots.
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Why It Matters
Marc Theermann managed Boston Dynamics' business as head of strategy for over five years.
Berlin. The German Marc Theermann managed Boston Dynamics' business as head of strategy for more than five years. Now he is taking the step into self-employment together with robotics expert Farbod Farshidian: “I told the CEO of Boston Dynamics from the start that I was only coming to his company to learn more and later build companion robots,” Theermann told Handelsblatt.
Companion robots are social robots that accompany people in everyday life, communicate with them and support them. This is exactly what Theermann now wants to produce with his new start-up Dynamic Creatures.
Theermann, who has lived in the USA since his studies, has contributed significantly to the success of Boston Dynamics, one of the world's best-known robotics companies. “We showed the world that it is possible to bring four-legged robots to market and make them profitable,” he says.
Open Questions
- When will the first product come onto the market?
- How is Dynamic Creatures funded?
