# Spot at California: deployment

Canonical ID: `cf1b7ad3-dd66-4462-a681-2384e623ab3b`

[Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) testing [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) as a package delivery robot that walks from van to doorstep. Exploring last-50-feet delivery use case with $74,500 Spot robot.

## Key facts

- **Use case:** Last-50-feet package delivery (van to doorstep)
- **Robot cost:** $74,500

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-spot-package-delivery-test-2026
- **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:** [California](/locations/united-states/california.md) (id: `fdf937a9-5eeb-4e8d-a514-ef860b351b30`)
- **Operator:** [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) (id: `e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.theverge.com/2026/07/14/spot-delivery-test

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at California?

Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at California?

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

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at California?

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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