Boston Dynamics Spot
Iconic agile quadruped for industrial inspection and data capture. Released Jun 2020.
Official page on bostondynamics.com62
Robo2u Score
84 cm
Height
14 kg
Payload
12
Degrees of freedom
90 min
Runtime
$74.5k
Price
Robo2u Score (0 to 100) = 35% maturity + 30% capability (DoF and payload, percentile vs the field) + 15% recency + 10% runtime + 10% availability. A spec the maker doesn't publish scores below the median. Computed from the columns shown. Scored against other quadruped robots.
Specifications
| Maker | Boston Dynamics · company profile, $20B valuation |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Quadruped |
| Origin |  United States |
| Status | Production |
| Released | Jun 2020 |
| Height | 84 cm |
| Weight | 32.5 kg |
| Payload | 14 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 12 |
| Top speed | 1.6 m/s (5.8 km/h) |
| Runtime | 90 min |
| Price | $74.5k (list or reported, USD) |
| AI / compute | none/teleop |
| Units deployed | 1,500 (1,500+ deployed worldwide (2026); ~2,000 incl. Stretch) |
| Use cases | Inspection, Defense |
Sources
Added to the database 2026-06-30. Dataset updated 2026-09-24. Also available as JSON at /api/robots.
