Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics has revealed its first robot developed specifically for commercial applications. Named Stretch, the robot has been designed for warehouse work, purpose-built for mobile deployment in existing spaces.

Boston Dynamics has expanded the capabilities of its dog-like Spot robot, introducing new remote control software, a new robotic arm attachment and an entirely new version called Spot Enterprise that can recharge itself.

Boston Dynamics is sending off 2020 with its most impressive robot video to date – showing off its entire range dancing to the classic song “Do You Love Me?” in a fun demonstration of just how quickly this technology is developing.

Boston Dynamics' Spot is a versatile little robot. Able to pull trucks, work on oil rigs, and even herd sheep, the dog-like bot has now learned a new trick and has been helping Foster + Partners with its ongoing Battersea Roof Gardens project.

Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot has now been turned into a tiny mobile doctor, able to remotely measure patients’ vital signs from a distance of over six feet. Dr Spot is being touted as a way to safely triage potentially contagious COVID-19 patients.

The versatility of Boston Dynamics' Spot robots has seen them find use on farms in New Zealand and oil rigs in Norway, and now Ford is getting in on the act by enlisting a pair of the quadrupeds to perform laser scanning at one of its plants.

Boston Dynamics revealed plans to launch commercial sales of its Spot robot last year, and after an eventful interim that saw it leased out for work on oil rigs and farms, the dog-like quadruped is now available to buy via the company’s website.

Boston Dynamics’ dog-like Spot robot can now be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world thanks to a partnership with Rocos. To demonstrate its new capabilities the US team remotely monitored the robot working on an isolated farm in New Zealand.

For years Boston Dynamics has developed increasingly sophisticated robots, but their potential uses haven't always been clear. Now, the company has revealed its Spot robot is being deployed in hospitals to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.

Boston Dynamics and OTTO Motors have teamed up to demonstrate where warehouse automation is headed. In a newly released video, a Boston Dynamics Handle robot picks boxes and builds pallets atop an OTTO Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) platform.

Boston Dynamics put its nimble four-legged robot called Spot up for sale in September last year, and its unique abilities are catching the attention of oil companies looking toward a future of automation.

Boston Dynamics’ nimble dog-like Spot robot is finally on sale as we are offered another spectacular look at the humanoid Atlas’ growing arsenal of skills.