# Spot at Nünchritz, Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `ceb8baa3-d31e-4113-849a-2516d473e94f`

Wacker Chemie first used a [Boston Dynamics Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) quadruped at its Nünchritz (Saxony) chemical site in 2022, according to Wacker's November 2024 release. Wacker's current insights page says [Spot](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) works several hours a day at its Burghausen and Nünchritz sites.

## Key facts

- **Country:** [Germany](/locations/germany.md)
- **Sector:** Chemical plant inspection
- **Operator:** Wacker Chemie AG
- **First use:** 2022, first Wacker robot-dog deployment (company-stated)

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

_Last updated: 2026-11-01_

- **Slug:** spot-wacker-nunchritz
- **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:** [Nünchritz, Germany](/locations/germany/nunchritz-germany.md) (id: `0bdb40ff-750d-45b2-ae4e-c6620aa1ad87`)
- **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 Nünchritz, Germany?

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

### Who operates Spot at Nünchritz, 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 Nünchritz, 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 Nünchritz, 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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