Boston Dynamics, a robotics engineering company, is located in one of the top three robotics clusters in the United States, spanning Boston and Silicon Valley. Founded in 1992 as a university venture by Marc Raibert, a former professor at Carnegie Mellon University and MIT, the company has garnered attention for its innovative robots. Notably, in 2004, they developed 'Big Dog,' a quadrupedal transport robot, in collaboration with NASA and Harvard University. Since 2016, Boston Dynamics has showcased 'Atlas,' a bipedal robot capable of human-like walking. They have also expanded into logistics with robots like 'Pick' and 'Handle,' which autonomously transport goods.