# Spot at Chernobyl, Ukraine: deployment

Canonical ID: `ed95f652-400c-43ba-b31f-61a30d27744c`

[Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) deployed within New Safe Confinement area at Chernobyl with radiation detection payload for robotic inspection.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-21_

- **Slug:** spot-chernobyl
- **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:** [Chernobyl, Ukraine](/locations/chernobyl-ukraine.md) (id: `ea38a02f-ef2a-401e-bbeb-885bdcd6d7f4`)
- **Operator:** [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) (id: `e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302`)
- **First seen:** 2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/boston-dynamics-spot-chernobyl

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

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

### Who operates Spot at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

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 Chernobyl, Ukraine go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

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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