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

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Autonomous inspection with Spot Robot - teach and repeat

Mar 10, 2021

With our SaaS solution, we enable robots to inspect industrial facilities. One of the robots our software supports, is the Boston Dynamics Spot robot. In this video we demonstrate how autonomous industrial inspection with the Boston Dynamics Spot Robot is performed with our teach and repeat solution.

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PFFtag™, Piaggio Fast Forward and Trimble announce proof-of-concept

Mar 18, 2021

In collaboration with Trimble, we are announcing a proof-of-concept to enable robots and machines to follow humans and other machines in industrial applications. Together, we have integrated a patent-pending PFFtag™ smart following module prototype developed by Piaggio Fast Forward onto a Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot platform controlled by Trimble’s advanced positioning technology. This eliminates the need to solely control the robot via joystick. This proof-of-concept is one of the many robots and autonomous vehicles Trimble provides solutions for and could apply to many industries Trimble serves, including construction, mining, agriculture, and logistics.

Through our extensive research and observations of how people navigate the physical world, PFF creates innovative mobile technology solutions dedicated to improving human efficiency through intuitive collaboration with machines. The Trimble proof-of-concept is a natural iteration of PFF’s technology and business activities. PFFtag™ enables external partners to leverage our exclusive algorithms and allow their software to communicate with PFF’s software. Ultimately, this can create a wider range of applications for existing machines and positively impact productivity, safety, and quality of work.

Piaggio Fast Forward Inc.

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Go fetch! - Dynamic grasps using Boston Dynamics Spot with an external robotic arm

Mar 1, 2021

Simon Zimmermann, Roi Poranne, Stelian Coros
ICRA 2021

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Adam Savage tests Boston Dynamics Spot's new robot arm!

Feb 22, 2021

Spot has received a massive upgrade in the form of its new robot arm! Boston Dynamics upgrades our Spot with its new arm and Adam puts its gripper to the test to see how well it can grab objects littered around the Tested studio and even open doors! We show how manual operation of the arm works, the dexterity of its movement, and get a sense of its potential as a platform for developers to create dynamic and automated tasks.

NOTE: This is not a sponsored video. Boston Dynamics has leased Spot to Adam Savage as part of their early adopter program. While Tested is chronicling some of Adam's experience with the robot, there is no obligation for Tested (or Adam) to publish videos, photos or media of any kind.

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See Spot

Apr 1, 2021

Nicola Bezzo, assistant professor in the UVA Engineering Department of Engineering Systems and Environment and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is also a member of UVA Engineering's Link Lab. Bezzo demonstrates his lab's latest addition, a multi-legged robot called Spot.

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Teaching a robot dog to pee beer

Apr 9, 2021

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Article "N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog’s Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash"
The Police Department will return the device earlier than planned after critics seized on it as a dystopian example of overly aggressive policing.

by Mihir Zaveri
April 28, 2021

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A year with Spot

Jun 16, 2021

One year ago, Spot graduated from its early adopter program and began shipping out to workplaces around the world. From construction sites and power plants to mines and universities, today Spot is up-and-running at hundreds of facilities. And working side-by-side with their new four-legged friend, our customers are proving Spot is not just a tool, but a teammate. Here’s to a year with Spot!

Customer and partner footage courtesy of:
0:01 Dave's Armoury: Industrial robot arms
0:05 dotdotdash with adidas x Pharrell for HU NMD Cream Launch
0:08 Dude Perfect
0:12 Cognite with Aker BP
0:17 RMUS and UAS with Kidd Creek Mine
0:19 LKAB
0:21 bp
0:22 Rhomberg Bau and Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group
0:24 National Grid
0:29 Cognite with Kvaerner Stord
0:32 Trimble
0:37 Foster + Partners
0:43 Levatas
0:47 Rocos
0:51 Fluke Process Instruments and Sorama
0:53 Energy Robotics with Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany
0:56 UKAEA with University of Bristol at Chernobyl
1:03 Percepto
1:05 DroneDeploy with Brasfield & Gorrie
1:07 NASA JPL with NeBula AI and Autonomy plus NASA Ames with Braille
1:09 Pison

"Spot’s year in the real world"
Over the past year, customers have put Spot to work keeping people safe and improving efficiency. Learn how Spot is adding value.

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Written by Boston Dynamics team
June 16, 2021

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Spot's on it

Jun 29, 2021

We’re thrilled to be part of the Hyundai Motor Group! And we’re celebrating with a dance to BTS's "IONIQ: I'm On It."

"All together now"
Getting seven Spots to dance in unison presented an exciting challenge – as well as a new opportunity to push the robots to their limits. We invited writer Calvin Hennick into our labs to document the process.

Blog post
Written by Calvin Hennick
June 29, 2021

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Hyundai x Boston Dynamics | Welcome to the Family with BTS

Jun 29, 2021

Look, who visited our film shooting studio! BTS get a surprise visit from two special guests – Boston Dynamics’ Spot and Atlas. Watch them all have fun showing off their moves in an epic dance-off.

We believe that, in the not-so-distant future, robots can come into and enrich human lives.

Welcome to the family, Boston Dynamics.