Boston Dynamics Spot Overview

Boston Dynamics Spot is a quadruped robot that weighs 33.8 kg with battery, carries up to 14 kg, walks at up to 1.6 m/s and is rated IP54.

Key Specifications

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Boston Dynamics Spot Review Summary

Spot is the most widely deployed legged robot in industry: the maker counts more than 1,500 robots with customers. It walks routes through plants on its own, climbs steps of up to 300 mm, avoids obstacles with 360° perception, gets up after a fall and returns to its dock to charge. Its value lies less in the hardware figures than in the system around it: the Orbit software for fleets and inspection data, a payload rail for cameras and sensors, and an arm. The limits are a runtime of about 90 minutes per charge and IP54 protection, which is lower than that of some competitors.

Pros

• Proven in more than 1,500 deployed robots

• Autonomous missions with self-charging

• Mature software for fleets and inspection data

• Arm and a wide choice of sensors

• Open programming interface

Cons

• About 90 minutes of runtime

• IP54 protection

• 14 kg payload

Who It Is For

Spot fits industrial operators that want routine inspection automated, and research groups that need a dependable legged platform.

Full review: Boston Dynamics Spot Review: Specs and Uses of the Quadruped Inspection Robot