# Spot at Pohang, South Korea: deployment

Canonical ID: `3344f01f-4915-47a9-9297-6d860038fd57`

POSCO steel uses [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) and Orbit for preventive maintenance on its largest blast furnace, freeing employees from repetitive manual inspections.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** spot-posco-pohang
- **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:** [Pohang, South Korea](/locations/pohang-south-korea.md) (id: `186e8e89-ea04-4737-95b3-7986d08cb8d1`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/spot-at-posco/

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at Pohang, South Korea?

Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Pohang, South Korea on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at Pohang, South Korea?

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 Pohang, South Korea 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 Pohang, South Korea?

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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