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Spot at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland

Spot is Boston Dynamics' commercially available quadruped robot for autonomous inspection and reality capture. Carrying laser scanners and 360-degree cameras, it runs repeatable Autowalk missions (record a path once, then execute autonomously with dynamic obstacle avoidance) and is widely used for industrial inspection across energy, utilities, manufacturing and construction; the Scout software manages fleets and missions.

Roughly 1,500+ units are deployed globally (base price ~$74,500). It is distinct from Boston Dynamics' Stretch warehouse case-handling robot (see boston-dynamics-stretch) and the Atlas humanoid (see boston-dynamics-atlas), sharing only the manufacturer.

Spot by Boston Dynamics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Quadrupeds

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BAM Nuttall, leading a consortium with Attocore and BRE, trialled a Boston Dynamics Spot carrying a Trimble X7 laser scanner on a remote 55,176 square metre construction site in Shetland. The robot was controlled remotely over a private 5G network funded through a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 5G testbed. Reported May 2022; trial dates not given.

Key facts

Country
United Kingdom
Sector
Construction
Operator
BAM Nuttall (consortium with Attocore and BRE)
Scale
1 Spot; 55,176 m2 site
Tasks
Remote 3D laser scanning and site records

Safety record

No incidents on record for Spot at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-11-01
Model
Spot
Company
Boston Dynamics
Location
United Kingdom/BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland
Status
ended
Operator type
customer deployed
Site environment
outdoor
First seen
2022-05-17
ID
47b1896d-7b9b-4194-8d55-9349f1c05301

Timeline

  1. May 2022
    First recorded
    Spot first documented operating at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland.
  2. Nov 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Boston Dynamics' Spot robot gets its first UK 5G deployment · https://www.electronicspecifier.com/?p=17585 · 2022-05-17
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-11-01

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-11-01

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: quadruped

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Common questions

What is the Spot deployment at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland?
Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Spot at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland?
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 BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 17, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Spot deployment at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at BAM Nuttall construction site, Shetland?
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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