{
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "fysical.ai / whatro.bot",
  "source": "https://github.com/fysical-ai/whatrobot-catalog",
  "url": "https://whatro.bot/robot/boston-dynamics-spot/",
  "html": "https://whatro.bot/robot/boston-dynamics-spot/",
  "taxonomy_version": "2026-01",
  "catalog_version": "2026-01",
  "handle": "boston-dynamics-spot",
  "name": "Spot",
  "kind": "robot",
  "manufacturer": {
    "handle": "boston-dynamics",
    "name": "Boston Dynamics",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "category": {
    "id": "rb-3-1",
    "full_name": "Robot > Legged robot > Quadruped",
    "path": [
      {
        "id": "rb",
        "name": "Robot",
        "handle": "robot"
      },
      {
        "id": "rb-3",
        "name": "Legged robot",
        "handle": "legged"
      },
      {
        "id": "rb-3-1",
        "name": "Quadruped",
        "handle": "quadruped"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://whatro.bot/robots/legged/quadruped/"
  },
  "facts": {
    "legs": 4,
    "wheels_or_tracks": "none"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Spot"
    },
    {
      "name": "Spot Enterprise",
      "note": "self-charging with dock, announced Feb 2021"
    },
    {
      "name": "Spot Arm",
      "note": "6-DOF arm add-on: ~1 m reach, lifts 11 kg, drags 25 kg, gripper with 4K camera"
    }
  ],
  "availability": "shipping",
  "release_year": 2020,
  "attributes": {
    "segment": [
      "professional",
      "research"
    ],
    "application": [
      "inspection-maintenance",
      "security",
      "research-platform"
    ],
    "autonomy": "semi-autonomous",
    "environment": [
      "indoor",
      "outdoor"
    ],
    "mass": 33.8,
    "payload": 20.4,
    "battery_runtime": 90,
    "max_speed": 1.6,
    "has_arm": true
  },
  "summary": "Spot is Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot for industrial inspection, site capture and research, with 12 actuated joints, five stereo camera pairs and two payload ports. It walks at up to 1.6 m/s, carries about 20 kg and runs roughly 90 minutes per swappable battery. An optional 6-DOF arm and a self-charging dock (Spot Enterprise) extend it to door-opening and unattended missions.",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/arm/",
    "docs": "https://support.bostondynamics.com/articles/Knowledge/Spot-Specifications-49916"
  },
  "offers": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Spot Specifications (support KB)",
      "url": "https://support.bostondynamics.com/articles/Knowledge/Spot-Specifications-49916",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "specs",
        "facts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Spot Arm page",
      "url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/arm/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "variants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Boston Dynamics expands Spot product line",
      "url": "https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-expands-spot-product-line/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "variants",
        "manufacturer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Silicon Republic: Spot on sale for $74,500",
      "url": "https://siliconrepublic.com/machines/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-for-sale",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "release_year"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "ip_rating",
    "sdk",
    "price"
  ],
  "notes": "Current pricing is on request (\"Contact Sales\"); the only published figure is the June 2020 US launch price of USD 74,500 for the \"Explorer\" package (lidar +18,450, inspection camera +29,750), which is historical and not recorded as an offer. Battery 564 Wh; runtime ~60 min when powering payloads; standby 180 min. Autonomy recorded as semi-autonomous: Spot is teleoperated by default and runs recorded autonomous missions; the Autowalk feature was not confirmed on a fetched page. bostondynamics.com/products/spot/ was blocked.",
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  "price": null,
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Buyer groups that would plausibly buy this at list price."
    },
    "application": {
      "name": "Application",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "What the product is marketed to do. Each value belongs to one application group."
    },
    "autonomy": {
      "name": "Autonomy",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Highest level of unsupervised operation supported out of the box."
    },
    "environment": {
      "name": "Environment",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Environments the product is rated to operate in."
    },
    "mass": {
      "name": "Mass",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Product mass as specified."
    },
    "payload": {
      "name": "Payload",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Rated payload. Arm: at the wrist. Mobile robot: on the deck. End-effector: held object."
    },
    "battery_runtime": {
      "name": "Battery runtime",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "min",
      "description": "Manufacturer-rated runtime on one charge."
    },
    "max_speed": {
      "name": "Max speed",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "m/s",
      "description": "Maximum locomotion speed."
    },
    "has_arm": {
      "name": "Has arm",
      "type": "bool",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "An arm is available as an add-on."
    }
  }
}