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Spot at Canada

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 · 4 sources · not yet field-verified · Quadrupeds

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Five Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed across Ontario Power Generation nuclear facilities. First Spot delivered to Pickering Nuclear GS November 2020; deployed to Darlington Unit 2 vault December 2020. By mid-2022, five units operational across OPG.

Missions: radiation surveys, infrared thermal anomaly detection, gauge reading, circuit breaker rack-out (Spot disconnected 600-volt breaker at Darlington using manipulator arm — OPG first). Saves significant worker radiation exposure. Three-year research partnership with Ontario Tech University and RMUS Canada for remote inspection effectiveness. Boston Dynamics confirms Spot navigates stairs and walkways with electronic personal dosimeter to identify radiological hazards.

Key facts

Operator
Ontario Power Generation
Site
Pickering and Darlington nuclear generating stations
Use
Five Spot units for gauge reading, thermal imaging and radiation mapping; reduces worker radiation exposure

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Spot at Canada.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Spot
Company
Boston Dynamics
Location
Canada
Operator
Boston Dynamics
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
a5a54bd1-c3ee-4210-95a5-b5c1759abb22

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Spot first documented operating at Canada.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Jun 2026
    field updated
    sources: source added → OPG: With new tricks and smarts, nimble Spot robots proving their worth across OPG
  4. Jun 2026
    field updated
    sources: source added → Canadian Nuclear Society: Novel Industrial Applications of Agile Mobile Robotics
  5. 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 (4)

  1. https://www.opg.com/stories/with-new-tricks-and-smarts-nimble-spot-robots-proving-our-worth-across-opg/
  2. https://bostondynamics.com/blog/retrospective-on-boston-dynamics-spot-robot-uses/
  3. https://www.opg.com/stories/with-new-tricks-and-smarts-nimble-spot-robots-proving-their-worth-across-opg/
  4. https://proceedings.cns-snc.ca/index.php/pcns/article/view/7454
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: quadruped

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Spot deployment at Canada?
Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Canada on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Spot at Canada?
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 Canada go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Canada?
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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