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Spot at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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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Engineers at the National Robotarium use Spot over 5G for remote inspection, enabling operators to control Spot and observe real-time video and data from miles away.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Spot at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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Last updated
2026-08-11
Model
Spot
Company
Boston Dynamics
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Status
operational
First seen
2025-01-01
ID
471926ac-257a-4ea0-9bf9-24b10de02eb7

Timeline

  1. Jan 2025
    First recorded
    Spot first documented operating at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/national-robotarium-edinburgh/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-11

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-11

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: quadruped

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Common questions

What is the Spot deployment at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK?
Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Spot at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK?
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 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK?
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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