# Spot at Otto Group Facility, Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `0635fdb5-5543-4c85-8903-576d484579fe`

[Boston Dynamics Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) and Stretch deployed together at an Otto Group logistics facility in Germany, marking the first co-deployment of both robots in the same facility and Stretch's first European deployment. [Spot](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) performs autonomous inspection while Stretch handles case unloading.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Otto Group
- **Milestone:** First Spot+Stretch co-deployment; Stretch's first European deployment

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-spot-otto-group-germany
- **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:** [Otto Group Facility, Germany](/locations/otto-group-germany.md) (id: `dfe7af1b-bab2-415a-a714-b593846d0521`)
- **First seen:** 2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## 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/ · 2024-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at Otto Group Facility, Germany?

Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Otto Group Facility, Germany on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at Otto Group Facility, Germany?

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 Otto Group Facility, Germany go live?

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

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Otto Group Facility, Germany?

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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