# Spot at North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland: deployment

Canonical ID: `9c371a52-cb55-4c3b-81c3-de2584b7402b`

[National Grid](/companies/national-grid.md) trialled [Boston Dynamics Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) robots, operated with [Roboverse Reply](/companies/roboverse-reply.md), at its UK interconnector converter sites, including three days at the North Sea Link converter station in Blyth, [Northumberland](/locations/northumberland-united-kingdom.md). The robots were tested in DC, AC and valve hall areas and outdoor compounds, using [LiDAR](/glossary/lidar.md) plus visual, thermal and acoustic imaging to find faults. As reported on 2 March 2023 the trial had finished and results were under review; no rollout decision has been found.

## Key facts

- **Country:** [United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom-3.md)
- **Sector:** Energy (electricity transmission, interconnectors)
- **Operator:** [National Grid](/companies/national-grid.md) (Interconnectors), with [Roboverse Reply](/companies/roboverse-reply.md)
- **Scale:** Three-day trial at the Blyth converter site
- **Outcome:** Trial complete, results under review (March 2023); no later decision found

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-10-26_

- **Slug:** spot-national-grid-north-sea-link-blyth-uk
- **Status:** ended
- **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:** [North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland](/locations/united-kingdom/northumberland-united-kingdom/north-sea-link-converter-blyth-uk.md) (id: `282d4daa-f603-45c8-90ec-4e3db5d7c74c`)
- **First seen:** 2023-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Spot the robotic dog sniffs out faults in National Grid's interconnectors** · https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/td/spot-the-robotic-dog-sniffs-out-faults-in-national-grids-interconnectors/ · 2023-03-02

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland?

[Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md), built by [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md), is recorded as a deployment at [North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland](/locations/north-sea-link-converter-blyth-uk.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland?

[Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md), the manufacturer of [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Spot deployment at North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 2, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Spot deployment at North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland 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 North Sea Link converter station, Blyth, Northumberland?

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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