Robot model
Spot
Spot is Boston Dynamics' commercially available quadruped robot for autonomous inspection and reality capture.
- Manufacturer
- Boston Dynamics
- Form factor
- quadruped
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 4
- Website
- bostondynamics.com ↗
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 6 sources, view all
Key facts
Form factor
Price
Deployed units
Autonomy level
Sensor suite
Specs
Notes
Battery
Runtime
Products
Ip rating
Max speed
Weight kg
Form Factor
Payload kg
Data & sources
Press releases
3
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $75K (actual sale price)as of 2020-06-16
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Boston Dynamics has a Claim Integrity of 67% (2 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
One-time purchase
$74,500 USDactual sale priceas of 2020-06-16
Source: Boston Dynamics opens Spot robot dog for general purchase at $74,500 — TechCrunch, June 16 2020
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jun 16, 2020
Deployments (4)
- Spot at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)operational
1,500+ Spot units deployed across oil refineries, automotive assembly plants, nuclear decommissioning sites.
- Spot at Canadaoperational
Five Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed across Ontario Power Generation nuclear facilities.
- Spot at United Statesoperational
Two Boston Dynamics Spot units (named Dante and Lumos) deployed at Sandy Pond High Voltage Direct Current Converter Station in Massachusetts — terminus of 930-mile HVDC line from Canada.
- Spot at United Statesoperational
Boston Dynamics Spot deployed fall 2021, based out of Jackson, Michigan.
Spot on the deployment map
Where Spot is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
What Does It Take to Put Spot to Work? | Boston Dynamics
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Boston Dynamics Spot: The Industry Standard for Inspection
- Form factor verifiedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
construction -> quadruped
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Boston Dynamics Spot on a construction site
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment-verified media (1)
Boston Dynamics footage of its Spot quadruped performing site-documentation data-capture on a construction jobsite, with a self-charging dock. The autonomy is a route-taught Autowalk: an operator records the mission once and Spot then repeats it autonomously and recharges.
From deployment: United States
Supply chain (2)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX (Spot CORE I/O / EAP edge-AI payload)supplies
Sensors
- OusterVelodyne VLP-16 (Puck) 16-channel LiDAR (Spot Enhanced Autonomy Payload)supplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Spot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (6)
- https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
- https://bostondynamics.com/solutions/construction/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/spot-construction-site-monitoring-boston-dynamics/
- https://www.constructiondive.com/news/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-sites/
- https://www.enr.com/articles/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-reality-capture
- https://bostondynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/spot-specifications.pdf
Common questions
- What is Spot?
- 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.
- How much does Spot cost?
- Spot is listed at $74,500 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
- Is Spot actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Spot is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Is Spot autonomous or teleoperated?
- Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Spot performing Inspects facility and Security monitoring autonomously, with no human in the loop.
- What are the specs of Spot?
- Spot's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Battery: 564 Wh; Runtime: 90 min; IP rating: IP54; Max speed: 1.6 m/s; Weight: 32.7 kg; Payload: 14 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
- Who makes Spot?
- Spot is made by Boston Dynamics, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1992.
- Where is Spot deployed?
- 4 verified deployments of Spot are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities), Canada, United States.
- Can you buy Spot?
- Spot is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
- What are alternatives to Spot?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable quadruped robots to Spot include Ghost Robotics Spirit 40, ANYbotics ANYmal, DEEP Robotics Lite3, DEEP Robotics X20.
- How does Spot compare to Ghost Robotics Spirit 40?
- Spot and Ghost Robotics Spirit 40 (Ghost Robotics · 2 deployments) are both quadruped robots on the DEPLOY registry. Spot has 4 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Spot a top quadruped?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Spot ranks in roughly the top 10% of quadruped models tracked by the registry.
- What is Spot's maturity stage?
- Spot is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Spot safe?
- Spot has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
- How much does a Boston Dynamics Spot robot cost?
- The Boston Dynamics Spot Explorer package starts at approximately $74,500, which includes the robot, one battery, a charger, a controller, and the Spot API. With additional payloads, extra batteries, and accessories, the total cost can reach $95,000 or more. Shipping is included in the base price.
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: quadruped
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Spot.Recent coverage
Spot in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Spot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/boston-dynamics-spot.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/223bb4ff-a2d7-4afd-825d-f6b15c34afa9
- Revision history: /models/boston-dynamics-spot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Spot is an agile mobile robot that you can customize for a wide range of applications. The base platform provides rough-terrain mobility, 360-degree obstacle avoidance, and various levels of navigation, remote control, a
Reality vs attention
Spot draws attention at the 98th percentile but verifies reality at the 94th percentile among quadrupeds. Hype Gap +3.1, 4th widest among quadrupeds.
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 18, 2026