After their time at the Leg Lab, Raibert and Pratt took different paths, with Raibert leading Boston Dynamics and Pratt teaching and later heading the Toyota Research Institute. They will come together again at the event to showcase their respective organizations' latest work and discuss the future of research beyond university walls.
Key takeaways:
- Marc Raibert and Gill Pratt, two pioneers in the field of robotics, will reunite at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco to coheadline a fireside panel on the latest innovations in robotics, AI, and mobility.
- Raibert, founder of the Leg Laboratory and former CEO of Boston Dynamics, and Pratt, former lab director and current CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, have both significantly contributed to the development of robotic motion and the robotics industry.
- After leaving his CEO role at Boston Dynamics in 2020, Raibert's company launched the Boston Dynamics AI institute, an independent organization devoted to pure research, similar to Pratt's Toyota Research Institute.
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 will take place in San Francisco on September 19-21, with a deadline for discounted passes on August 11 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.