# Spot at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `97ce5574-b316-4d06-8fea-ad79b0e829d5`

[Boston Dynamics Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) robots deployed at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for ship inspection and confined space exploration. [Spot](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) performs autonomous inspection of naval vessels, reducing human exposure to hazardous environments.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** US Navy
- **Application:** Ship inspection and confined space exploration

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-spot-norfolk-naval-shipyard-virginia-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **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:** [Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, USA](/locations/norfolk-naval-shipyard-virginia-usa.md) (id: `01a16521-75a4-42a1-a922-52a5be545bb0`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## 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/ · 2024-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, USA?

Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, 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 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, 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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