Utility and power-plant inspection rounds
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇺🇸 Boston Dynamics Spot
Boston Dynamics · USA · unveiled 2016
commercial
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 8%100.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 28%53.5
Hardware & Engineering · 22%81.5
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 17%100.0
Not applicable to quadruped / legged robots: Ecosystem & Viability. Excluded from the index and the remaining weights renormalised — not scored zero.
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the QMX. Compare it only with other quadruped / legged robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
The reference industrial quadruped. Officially 33.8 kg, 14 kg payload, 1.6 m/s and IP54 — notably not the IP67 widely repeated by resellers.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Construction site progress capture
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Public-safety and hazmat reconnaissance
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
61.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
33.8 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
14.0 kg
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
14 kg · supports
vendor-reported
Conditions: not reported
Spot's 14kg of payload capacity
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Travel speed
1.6 m/s
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
1.6 m/s · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: not reported
Maximum speed 1.6 m/s
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Runtime
1.5 h
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
1.5 h · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: average runtime, swappable battery
Battery Swappable battery; approximately 90 minutes average runtime
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Battery
0.564 kWh
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
12 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
quadruped
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
commercial
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
74500.0 USD
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
74500 USD · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: base Explorer Kit; enterprise bundle up to $150,000
Price: base Explorer Kit $74,500, full enterprise bundle up to $150,000.
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Boston Dynamics Spot in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Unitree B2 →Spot is a quadruped robot from Boston Dynamics in USA, and it is commercially available. It scores 75.4 on the Quadruped Metric, ranking 3rd of 7.
On the leaderboard it sits between Unitree B2 (QMX 77.9) and ANYbotics ANYmal D (QMX 64.9).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all manipulation & dexterity: 100.0 against a median of 0.0.
Its published price is $74,500.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 3 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-08.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-08
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/boston-dynamics-spot/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Boston Dynamics Spot
How much does the Boston Dynamics Spot cost?
The Boston Dynamics Spot has a published price of $74,500.
What are the Boston Dynamics Spot's specs?
Published specifications: payload 14 kg, speed 1.6 m/s, runtime 1.5 h, degrees of freedom 12, height 61 cm, weight 33.8 kg.
Is the Boston Dynamics Spot autonomous?
The Boston Dynamics Spot has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Boston Dynamics Spot compare to the Unitree B2?
On the QMX, the Boston Dynamics Spot scores 75.4 and the Unitree B2 77.9. The Boston Dynamics Spot leads on manipulation & dexterity and commercial readiness & deployment; the Unitree B2 leads on mobility & locomotion and hardware & engineering.
Who makes the Boston Dynamics Spot?
The Boston Dynamics Spot is made by Boston Dynamics, in USA.
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Version history · 3 versions
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 540 · 20 Oct 2026, 00:56 UTC · score then 75.4
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Version 311 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 75.4No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 75.4The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.