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Spot is physically a quadruped; this is the same multi-use-case tension noted for other platforms. Distinct from Stretch (warehouse case-handling; see boston-dynamics-stretch) and Atlas (humanoid; see boston-dynamics-atlas)."}],"battery":"564 Wh","runtime":"90 min","products":"Spot - an agile mobile quadruped robot carrying laser scanners / 360 cameras for autonomous construction-site reality capture and progress documentation","ip_rating":"IP54","max_speed":"1.6 m/s","weight_kg":"33.8","formFactor":"construction (quadruped robot used for autonomous construction-site documentation / progress monitoring)","payload_kg":14},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/","title":"Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped robot (official product page)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/solutions/construction/","title":"Spot for construction: autonomous site documentation / progress monitoring (official)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/spot-construction-site-monitoring-boston-dynamics/","title":"Spot autonomous construction-site monitoring (reality capture / 360 scans)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.constructiondive.com/news/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-sites/","title":"Spot deployed on construction sites for progress documentation","sourceName":"Construction Dive"},{"url":"https://www.enr.com/articles/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-reality-capture","title":"Spot reality-capture on jobsites (GCs, surveying integrations)","sourceName":"Engineering News-Record"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/spot-specifications.pdf","title":"Spot Specifications","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddl_C6el8Aw/","title":"WienEnergie expanding Boston Dynamics Spot fleet (Vienna-area facilities)","sourceName":"Instagram (@bostondynamicsofficial)","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"url":"https://www.wienenergie.at/blog/unterstuetzung-auf-vier-pfoten-roboter-hund-energy-dog-im-kraftwerk-simmering-erstmals-im-einsatz/","title":"Energy Dogs: Wien Energie Spot robots at Simmering and expansion plans","sourceName":"Wien Energie (official blog)","publishedAt":"2026-02-04"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/spot-working-at-more-austrian-power-plants/","title":"Spot Working at More Austrian Power Plants (Wien Energie +4 expansion)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (case study)"}],"aliases":["Boston Dynamics Spot","Spot robot","SpotMini"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Price","value":"About $74,500."},{"label":"Deployed units","value":"1,500+ globally."},{"label":"Autonomy","value":"Autonomous Autowalk missions with dynamic obstacle avoidance."},{"label":"Sensor suite","value":"Laser scanners and 360-degree cameras."},{"label":"Size and mass (company-stated)","value":"500 mm wide, walking height 520-700 mm (610 mm default), sitting height 191 mm; 33.8 kg (74.5 lb) with battery."},{"label":"Locomotion (company-stated)","value":"Max speed 1.6 m/s, slopes of plus or minus 30 degrees, steps up to 300 mm (11.8 in)."},{"label":"Payload and protection (company-stated)","value":"14 kg (30.9 lb) payload, IP54, operating range -20 C to 55 C; runtime varies with payload and environment."},{"label":"Terrain sensing (company-stated)","value":"360-degree horizontal view with a 4 m (13 ft) range, above 2 lux; Wi-Fi at 2.4 and 5 GHz."},{"label":"Wien Energie (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"At Simmering since 2023, about 4,000 routes and 1,600 km walked; 4 more units planned from 2027 for Simmering, Donaustadt and Flotzersteig."}],"createdAt":"2026-06-03T17:40:26.025Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T03:45:26.298Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":"autonomous","autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/boston-dynamics-spot","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/boston-dynamics-spot","name":"Spot","alternateName":["Boston Dynamics Spot","Spot robot","SpotMini"],"description":"Spot is Boston Dynamics' commercially available quadruped robot for autonomous inspection and reality capture. 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