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Quadruped · Professional

Spot

Reality level : Paper announcement · Proof: statements only, with no demonstration and no sale observed. See the rule

Useful for: Inspection and maintenance

by Boston Dynamics

Key facts

Spot is a quadruped robot from Boston Dynamics, intended for professional service in inspection and maintenance. It weighs 33.8 kg with its battery and can carry a payload of 14 kg. Its maximum speed is 1.6 m/s and its protection rating is IP54.

Weight
33.8 kg
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. net mass, Spot with battery. Original text: “Net Mass/Weight (Spot with battery) 33.8 kg (74.5 lb)”

Net mass, Spot with battery.

Payload
14 kg
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Spot's 14kg of payload capacity”
Top speed
1.6 m/s
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. maximum speed. Original text: “Max Speed 1.6 m/s”

Maximum speed.

Autonomous navigation
Yes
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Spot can operate without interventions—autonomously charging, dynamically replanning around new obstacles, and self-righting if it falls.”

Not disclosed price, height, battery life, availability in France

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Overview

Spot is a quadruped robot designed by the American manufacturer Boston Dynamics. It is aimed at professional service, for inspection and maintenance.

According to the manufacturer, Spot weighs 33.8 kg (net mass, with battery) and is 500 mm wide. Its maximum speed is 1.6 m/s and its payload is 14 kg. Its battery has a capacity of 564 Wh, and its protection rating is IP54, again according to the manufacturer. The manufacturer also states autonomous navigation. According to heise online (Roboter) and Futurism, the robot is fitted with a camera.

On the software side, the manufacturer states support for ROS 2 through an open source driver repository. This repository is not presented as an official Boston Dynamics package.

Among similar robots, D1 MaxPro offers a 2,081 Wh battery, an IP67 rating and a 50 kg payload, against 564 Wh, IP54 and 14 kg for Spot. X30 reaches 4 m/s for 56 kg, while Spot is rated at 1.6 m/s and 33.8 kg. Like Spot, it has a camera and autonomous navigation.

Unitree B2 reaches 6 m/s, with a 2,250 Wh battery and a weight of 60 kg. It is also fitted with a camera. Unitree B1 lists a 932.4 Wh battery and a weight of 50 kg.

Specifications

7 verified specifications · updated on

Spot, specifications and levels of evidence
SpecificationSpotLevel of evidence
Width50 cmOriginal text: “500 mm (19.7 in)”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Width 500 mm (19.7 in)”
Weight33.8 kgOriginal text: “33.8 kg (74.5 lb)”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. net mass, Spot with battery. Original text: “Net Mass/Weight (Spot with battery) 33.8 kg (74.5 lb)”
Battery capacity564 WhClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Battery Capacity 564 Wh”
Maximum speed1.6 m/sClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. maximum speed. Original text: “Max Speed 1.6 m/s”
Payload14 kgOriginal text: “14kg”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Spot's 14kg of payload capacity”
Autonomous navigationYesOriginal text: “Spot can operate without interventions—autonomously charging, dynamically replanning around new obstacles”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Spot can operate without interventions—autonomously charging, dynamically replanning around new obstacles, and self-righting if it falls.”
CameraYes, units described in ICE federal procurement notice (with extendable arms)Original text: “360-degree cameras”Reported · FuturismReported. Futurism, published 27 September 2026. Original text: “Equipped with extendable arms and 360-degree cameras”Reported · heise onlineReported. heise online (Roboter), published 30 August 2026. Original text: “ist mit diversen Sensoren und Kameras ausgestattet”

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Claimed by the manufacturerReported by a news outletIndependent test observed or measuredNo: confirmed absence · Not disclosed: no source

Certifications and compliance

Only what an official source states (declaration of conformity, manual, maker page), with that source.

Spot, specifications and levels of evidence
SpecificationSpotLevel of evidence
Ingress protection (IP)IP54Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Boston Dynamics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Ingress Protection IP54”

Program this robot

Verified on

Programmable: yes (ROS 2).

Accessible from the advanced level. To start: ROS.

ROS 2

ROS compatibility
ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Spot ROS 2 (GitHub), published 27 August 2026. ROS 2 support via the open-source driver repository rai-opensource/spot_ros2 (not stated to be an official Boston Dynamics package). Original text: “ROS 2 driver package for Boston Dynamics' Spot”

Community projects

  • binance/binance-spot-api-docs · Project independent of the manufacturer

    Licence not recognised automatically · 4,885 stars · Active, last updated 18/09/2026

    Official Documentation for the Binance Spot APIs and Streams

Figures read on GitHub on 02/10/2026.

Proof log

The dated events Vuntum found for this robot, newest first, each with its source. A line appears only if its date and its source page are known.

2 proofs: 2 from independent sources, 0 from the maker, 0 from other sources.

  1. , Reported by an independent source: 1 value on the sheet

    Independent source. Source: Futurism

  2. , Reported by an independent source: 1 value on the sheet

    Independent source. Source: heise online (Roboter)

News about this robot

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