Spot (robot)

Spot at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2016

Spot is a dog-like walking robot developed by Boston Dynamics .

Spot

Spot was presented to the public in 2015. The four-legged robot, which weighs around 73 kilograms and is driven by electric motors, manages rough terrain as well as stairs.

SpotMini

On June 23, 2016, Boston Dynamics unveiled a smaller version of the dog-like robot called SpotMini. With a weight of 25 kg and a height of 84 cm, it can reach a speed of 5.8 km / h.

Launch

In 2018, Boston Dynamics announced that it would offer the robot as a product for sale in the future. Possible uses include, for example, parcel delivery, surveying work and property monitoring. The robot can be controlled via a gaming tablet.

The market launch was finally announced on September 24, 2019. The robot, which is again being marketed as “Spot” (instead of “SpotMini”), could initially only be rented . In different configurations, for example with a gripper arm, Spot can be used for different purposes.

Web links

• Introducing Spot on YouTube
• Introducing Spot Classic on YouTube
• Spot & SpotMini Robots on YouTube
• Testing robustness on YouTube
• UpTown Spot on YouTube: Spot dances
• Adam Savage tests Boston Dynamic's Spot Robot on YouTube
• Adam Savage's Spot Robot Rickshaw Carriage! on Youtube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Axel Kannenberg: Spot: Boston Dynamics shows new walking robot . heise online, February 10, 2015
2. ↑ Spot on robots.ieee.org (English)
3. ↑ Bernd Mewes: Boston Dynamics: Robot Spot is about to be launched . heise online, June 7, 2019
4. ↑ Matt Simon: Spot, the Internet's Wildest 4-Legged Robot, Is Finally Here . Wired , September 24, 2019 (English)
5. ↑ Spot on the website of Boston Dynamics (English)