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Google DeepMind Appoints Aaron Saunders to Lead Hardware Engineering

11/20/2025

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Aaron Saunders, former Chief Technology Officer of Boston Dynamics, was named Google DeepMind's Vice President of Hardware Engineering.
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, aims to develop Gemini as a robot OS akin to Android.
Saunders joins amid rising interest in humanoid and non-humanoid robots, with DeepMind planning AI improvements for robotics.
Unitree has become largest supplier of four-legged robots, surpassing Boston Dynamics, while Tesla and Agility Robotics push ahead.

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Aaron Saunders, former Chief Technology Officer of Boston Dynamics, was named Google DeepMind's Vice President of Hardware Engineering.
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, aims to develop Gemini as a robot OS akin to Android.
Saunders joins amid rising interest in humanoid and non-humanoid robots, with DeepMind planning AI improvements for robotics.
Unitree has become largest supplier of four-legged robots, surpassing Boston Dynamics, while Tesla and Agility Robotics push ahead.