Spot, SpotMini, four-legged robots, Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Developer - Boston Dynamics, Inc.

Home page - bostondynamics.com/spot

SpotMini on Wikipedia

https://youtu.be/M8YjvHYbZ9w
Introducing Spot

Published on Feb 9, 2015

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Spot is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot has a sensor head that helps it navigate and negotiate rough terrain. Spot weighs about 160 lbs.

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https://vimeo.com/129929027

Meet Spot: the most agile robot you have ever seen
June 5, 2015

https://youtu.be/gpVqHyamAWE

DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals - Boston Dynamics "Spot"

Published on Jun 8, 2015

https://youtu.be/gqn_TyFMPOA

Marines testing Spot, the four-legged robot

Published on Sep 21, 2015

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Spot is an electrically powered, hydraulically actuated quadruped prototype robot designed by Boston Dynamics. Field testing of Spot began September 15, 2015 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Researchers walked Spot through different terrains to see how the robot coped with the obstacles.

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https://youtu.be/S7nhygaGOmo

Fido vs Spot — Animal vs robot

Published on Feb 27, 2016

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The robot's lifelike movement catches the attention of a real dog. The uncanny uncanine valley. This is the latest quadruped robot from Google's Boston Dynamics group, and the only one outside of the military.

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https://youtu.be/q2gehrAhflQ

See Spot run — Robo romp in the playground

Published on Feb 28, 2016

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A demonstration of the new dog on the block, the Spot robot by Boston Dynamics. The military has all of the other ones.

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https://youtu.be/tf7IEVTDjng

Introducing SpotMini

Published on Jun 23, 2016

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SpotMini is a new smaller version of the Spot robot that weighs 55 lbs dripping wet (65 lbs if you include its arm.) SpotMini is all-electric (no hydraulics) and runs for about 90 minutes on a charge, depending on what it is doing. SpotMini is one of the quietest robots we have ever built. It has a variety of sensors, including depth cameras, a solid state gyro (IMU) and proprioception sensors in the limbs. SpotMini performs some tasks autonomously, but often uses a human for high-level guidance.

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https://youtu.be/6MvuYt_57o0

Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics explains the Spot Mini at Disrupt London 2016

Published on Dec 5, 2016

https://youtu.be/TK3RODN_uZY

'Kind of a show-off': Meet 'Spot Mini', the dog-like robot

Published on Dec 5, 2016

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Boston Dynamics showed off one of his latest robotic creations, called Spot Mini - a four-legged 27kg robot with a mechanical arm mounted on its back.
Sensors in its head allows it to navigate and negotiate rough terrain. So can run, hop, and pace, mimicking traditional animal gaits with similar mannerisms to that of a dog.

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https://youtu.be/DAnl8PnmBUQ

Spot Mini takes the stage at Disrupt London 2016

Published on Dec 5, 2016

"Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert demos the Spot at Disrupt"

by Romain Dillet
September 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/SvEs_hhb0sI

Boston Dynamics Spot Mini demo at NIPS 2016 in Barcelona

Published on Dec 7, 2016

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Impressive and fun demo by Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics' Spot Mini quadruped robot at NIPS Conference 2016

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https://youtu.be/C_RApScdK5o

Boston Dynamics "Spot mini"

Published on Jul 19, 2017

https://youtu.be/AO4In7d6X-c

Meet Spot, the robot dog that can run, hop and open doors | Marc Raibert

Published on Aug 14, 2017

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That science fiction future where robots can do what people and animals do may be closer than you think. Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, is developing advanced robots that can gallop like a cheetah, negotiate 10 inches of snow, walk upright on two legs and even open doors and deliver packages. Join Raibert for a live demo of SpotMini, a nimble robot that maps the space around it, handles objects, climbs stairs -- and could soon be helping you out around the house.

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https://youtu.be/kgaO45SyaO4

The new SpotMini

Published on Nov 13, 2017

Article "Who's a good, creepy boy? Boston Dynamics' robot dog, that's who"
It's a little ruff around the edges, but someday soon you may be able to fetch yourself a robot pet.

by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
November 13, 2017