# Google DeepMind Opens Boston Robotics Lab

> Google DeepMind launches robotics lab in Cambridge, Boston area to advance physical AI systems.
- Title: Google DeepMind Opens Boston Robotics Lab · AI Insider
- Summary: Google DeepMind launches robotics lab in Cambridge, Boston area to advance physical AI systems. Google DeepMind opens robotics lab in Cambridge, Boston area…
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- Source: AI Insider — https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/10/13/google-deepmind-to-open-robotics-lab-in-boston-area
- Author: Greg Bock
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:38:05+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: google deepmind, boston dynamics, cambridge, robotics lab, physical ai, embodied systems, ai, technology
## Google DeepMind opens robotics lab
Google DeepMind is building a new robotics lab in the Boston area as it expands a hardware team focused on bringing advanced AI into physical systems.

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## Aaron Saunders leads team
Aaron Saunders, former Boston Dynamics CTO and current Google DeepMind vice president of embodied systems and robotics, made the announcement in a LinkedIn recruitment post Monday.
## Team development timeline
Saunders said the team has been under development since he joined Google DeepMind almost a year ago and will be housed in the new facility in Cambridge.
## Saunders' background
Saunders joined Google DeepMind in November 2025 after more than two decades at Boston Dynamics, where he became chief technology officer in 2021.
## Key takeaway

Google DeepMind opens robotics lab in Cambridge, Boston area to develop physical AI systems with former Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders leading the team.