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
- 30
- Website
- bostondynamics.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Spot, a quadruped by Boston Dynamics (commercial): 30 verified deployments on record. 6 sources back the record.
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.)
- Sources on file
- View all sources →
Key facts
Form factor
Price
Deployed units
Autonomy level
Sensor suite
Specs
Notes
Battery
Runtime
Products
Ip rating
Max speed
Form Factor
Sourced specs
Individual specifications, each with its own source and date.
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Max speed | 1.6 m/sclaimed as of Jan 1, 2022 | Boston Dynamics Spot product specifications |
| Payload | 14 kgclaimed as of Jan 1, 2022 | Boston Dynamics Spot product specifications |
| Runtime | 1.5 hoursclaimed as of Jan 1, 2022 | Boston Dynamics Spot product specifications |
| Weight | 32.5 kgclaimed as of Jan 1, 2022 | Boston Dynamics Spot product specifications |
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
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Autonomous
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 (30)
- Spot at Global (multiple sites)operational
Boston Dynamics has deployed 2,000+ Spot and Stretch robots into diverse customer operations around the globe over the past five years.
Four Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed for FIFA World Cup 2026 security at select venues in Dallas and New Jersey.
- Spot at Californiapilot
Boston Dynamics testing Spot as a package delivery robot that walks from van to doorstep.
- Spot at Californiaoperational
Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics selling robot dogs to data center operators for perimeter security and facility monitoring.
- Spot at Utahoperational
Boston Dynamics Spot deployed at Mariana Minerals Copper One facility near Moab, Utah.
- Spot at Texasoperational
Boston Dynamics Spot robots deployed for perimeter security inspections at 2026 FIFA World Cup in Dallas.
- Spot at Germanyoperational
Otto Group deploying Boston Dynamics Spot in 10+ facilities and Stretch in 20+ facilities.
- Spot at San Bernardino, California, USAoperational
San Bernardino County Fire uses quadruped robot dog for situational awareness and mapping inside buildings to enhance firefighter safety.
- Spot at Virginia, USAoperational
Dominion Energy developed first-of-a-kind deployment of robotics for autonomous inspections at a commercial US nuclear power station.
- Spot at USA/Canada/Mexicoannounced
Spot robots deployed at 2026 FIFA World Cup for security operations at major event facilities.
Spot on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere 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 addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Boston Dynamics Spot on site
- 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
- Deployment recordedJun 11, 2026
at FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues (Dallas, New Jersey)
- Form factor verifiedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
construction -> quadruped
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
Manufacturer-attributed media (1)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
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.
Components (1)
onboard AI compute (CORE I/O)
Components carry componentClass + safetyCritical flag. ModelComponent rows carry safety_role (primary_safety / backup_safety / monitoring / non_safety) + optional supplier identity.
Safety record
2 incidents on record (1 moderate, 1 minor). Most recent: Jan 2026.
Most recent: Jan 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Spot (2)
- Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robot loses hand during backflip at CES 2026 demo2026-01-07 · Malfunction
- NYPD's Spot robot dog 'DigiDog' deployment in public housing sparks public outcry and privacy concerns2021-04-01 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view 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
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Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-16
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-16
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 98th percentile among quadrupeds. Hype Gap +0.3, 10th widest among quadrupeds.
Analysis
Strong deployment footprint with 30 verified sites. Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers. Strong recent media coverage and press activity.
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: Sep 2, 2026
Runs on
- NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin(onboard AI compute (CORE I/O))reported
Chip integration for Spot sourced from public claims. See every AI chip on record for the full catalog.