# Spot at Burghausen, Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `0444f319-d086-4be1-93c5-671f9b4b710c`

Wacker Chemie began a [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) pilot at its Burghausen site in 2024, working in the polysilicon deposition area in the north of the site. [Spot](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) runs set routes for several hours a day: it takes photographs to spot leaks, makes thermal and ppm-range gas measurements, and listens for faults such as defective pumps. Missions are set on a tablet, and an operator can also steer it by joystick. The German chemical industry association VCI gave the project its 2024 Responsible Care award for best digitalisation project.

## Key facts

- **Country:** [Germany](/locations/germany.md)
- **Sector:** Chemical plant inspection
- **Operator:** Wacker Chemie AG
- **Area:** Polysilicon deposition plant, north of the Burghausen site
- **Pilot start:** 2024 (company-stated)
- **Duty:** Several hours a day (company-stated)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-10-31_

- **Slug:** spot-wacker-burghausen
- **Status:** pilot
- **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:** [Burghausen, Germany](/locations/germany/burghausen-germany.md) (id: `5b2a44c3-4aa2-4808-a40c-94e65717dcac`)
- **First seen:** 2024-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Roboterhund auf Inspektion im WACKER-Werk Burghausen (press release)** · https://wacker.com/cms/media/documents/pressrelease-pdf/pm2024/bgh_pm_24/roboterhund__spot.pdf · 2024-11-21
2. **Plant inspections as data-gathering missions (SPOT the dog)** · https://wacker.com/cms/en-in/products/insights/spot-the-dog.html

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at Burghausen, Germany?

[Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md), built by [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md), is recorded as a deployment at [Burghausen, Germany](/locations/burghausen-germany.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at Burghausen, Germany?

[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 Burghausen, Germany go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 21, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Burghausen, Germany?

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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