# Spot at BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `8b444c61-463f-4ea8-a75d-0892789aa45e`

[Boston Dynamics Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) robots deployed at BP facilities for inspection of processing units, tank farms, and other industrial infrastructure. [Spot](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) performs autonomous thermal imaging, gas leak detection, and reading of analog gauges in hazardous environments.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** BP
- **Application:** Industrial inspection, thermal imaging, gas leak detection

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-spot-bp-houston-texas-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) (id: `223bb4ff-a2d7-4afd-825d-f6b15c34afa9`)
- **Category:** [Quadrupeds](/quadrupeds)
- **Company:** [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) (id: `e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302`)
- **Location:** [BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA](/locations/bp-houston-texas-usa.md) (id: `1d591c42-00e6-4de2-b0c1-005df939dc47`)
- **First seen:** 2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **A Retrospective on Uses of Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot** · https://bostondynamics.com/blog/retrospective-on-boston-dynamics-spot-robot-uses/ · 2023-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA?

Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA?

Boston Dynamics, the manufacturer of Spot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Spot deployment at BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at BP Facility, Houston, Texas, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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