Cheetah Robot runs 28.3 mph; a bit faster than Usain Bolt Boston Dynamics 2012-09-05 | Cheetah Robot is a fast-running quadruped developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA. It just blazed past its previous speed record, getting up to 28.3 mph, about 0.5 mph faster than Usain Bolt's fastest 20 meter split. This version of the Cheetah Robot runs on a treadmill with offboard power. Testing on an untethered outdoor version starts early next year. For more information about Cheetah or the other robots we develop, visit www.BostonDynamics.com.
New in Spot & Orbit 4.1 | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-09-24 | Hundreds of companies are using Spot to increase reliability and uptime in their plants—and seeing their investment in robotics pay off faster than they ever imagined. Today, we’re building on this foundation, introducing new capabilities for acoustic vibration detection and reality capture, as well as upgrades for Orbit, the Spot Tablet Controller, and more.Read the blog to learn more: bosdyn.co/4dhALSxMany thanks to ST Engineering MRAS for allowing us to share footage of Spot working at your facility!
Music to Your Ears | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-09-24 | The earliest signs of bearing failures are inaudible to you, but not to Spot. Introducing acoustic vibration sensing—Automate ultrasonic inspections of rotating equipment to keep your factory humming. Spot autonomously monitors conveyor systems, motors, pumps, and more for changes in sound signatures caused by regular wear and tear.Read the blog to see all the latest updates for Spot and Orbit: bosdyn.co/3ZC5CpOLearn more about acoustic inspection in our next webinar: bosdyn.co/4ezw9rT
Stretch Debuts in Europe at Otto Group Boston Dynamics 2024-09-19 | When retail and logistics giant Otto Group set out to strengthen its operational efficiency and safety, it turned to robotics and automation. The team needed a robust solution for its Hermes Fulfilment site in Haldensleben, Germany, where as many as 40,000 cartons of goods move through on peak days. Here, the Otto Group has become the first company in Europe to deploy the mobile case handling robot Stretch, which unloads floor-loaded trailers and containers. Stretch supports associates by lifting and lowering heavy inbound cases, and frees them up to focus on other valuable work in the logistics center. The Otto Group has also deployed the Spot robot across three sites to support predictive maintenance efforts by collecting thermal images, conducting acoustic vibration detection, reading analog gauges, and detecting ultrasonic air and gas leaks. Learn more about how the Otto Group uses Stretch and Spot: bosdyn.co/4etTbjN
Designing a UI for Every User #robot #uiux #bostondynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-07-17 | Our customers depend on Stretch to be easy to use and quick to learn, so we created a simple, accessible interface to add some delight for every operator.
How does HD Atlas see? Boston Dynamics 2024-07-11 | How do robots see the world? With the Partners in Parkour demonstration, HD Atlas traversed a very unique and challenging course to show off it's advanced abilities.
HD Atlas Manipulates | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-07-10 | From stools to tools, this montage is just scratching the surface of how Atlas is getting better at manipulating it's world. We’re excited to show everyone the progress we’ve made, and look forward to continue to share the journey ahead with our next generation Atlas humanoid robot.Read more about the future of Atlas: bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas
Central High Dance Off #robot #stemeducation Boston Dynamics 2024-05-10 | We were thrilled to host the future engineers of Central High School in Louisville, KY for a Spot dance-off!
Meet Sparkles | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-04-29 | This #InternationalDanceDay, Spot is meeting another strange dog and making friends through the power of dance. Meet Sparkles! Sparkles is a custom costume designed just for Spot to explore the intersections of robotics, art, and entertainment. Learn how we build Spot's steps using Spot's Choreographer software: bostondynamics.com/blog/in-step-with-spot
All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-04-17 | We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world’s most dynamic humanoid robot can really do—in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.Read more: bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas#BostonDynamics
Farewell to HD Atlas Boston Dynamics 2024-04-16 | For almost a decade, Atlas has sparked our imagination, inspired the next generations of roboticists, and leapt over technical barriers in the field. Now it’s time for our hydraulic Atlas robot to kick back and relax. Take a look back at everything we’ve accomplished with the Atlas platform to date.
What does it take to put Spot to work? | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-04-10 | Spot has been deployed in the real world more than any other walking robot. But what goes into making a robot that just works? Take a look inside our reliability labs to see how we test Spot's capabilities, durability, endurance, and more. We push Spot to the limit so you can automate without limitation.
Spot for Safety and Incident Response | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-03-26 | We’re building robots that can keep people out of harm’s way: Spot enables operators to remotely investigate and de-escalate hazardous situations. Robots have been used in government and public safety applications for decades but Spot’s unmatched mobility and intuitive interface is changing incident response for departments in the field today. Learn more: bostondynamics.com/solutions/safetyRead more about how Spot is used to keep people out of harm's way: bostondynamics.com/blog/spot-to-the-rescueRead more about the principles that guide us: bostondynamics.com/blog/an-ethical-approach-to-mobile-robots-in-our-communities#bostonDynamics
First for You | Spot for First Responders | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-03-26 | We believe that human ingenuity should serve human life. Spot’s unique mobility and ease of use allow responders to stay out of harm’s way and get the information they need to safely resolve incidents. Spot is made for you, the first to arrive, and the last to leave. Read more about how Spot is used to keep people out of harm's way: bostondynamics.com/blog/spot-to-the-rescueRead more about the principles that guide us: bostondynamics.com/blog/an-ethical-approach-to-mobile-robots-in-our-communities#BostonDynamics
Stepping Up | Reinforcement Learning with Spot | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-03-19 | In release 4.0, we advanced Spot’s locomotion abilities thanks to the power of reinforcement learning. Paul Domanico, Robotics Engineer at Boston Dynamics talks through how Spot’s hybrid approach of combining reinforcement learning with model predictive control creates an even more stable robot in the most antagonistic environments.Learn more about Spot's locomotion control system: bostondynamics.com/blog/starting-on-the-right-foot-with-reinforcement-learning
Stretch at MODEX 2024 | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-03-13 | We're demonstrating Stretch, our mobile case handling robot, unloading containers autonomously at #Modex 2024, and previewing the robot's future mobile palletizing applications. Learn about new features we've released for Stretch, and where the robot is headed next.To learn more about Stretch, visit: bosdyn.co/stretch
New in Orbit and Spot 4.0 | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-02-27 | The world’s leaders in manufacturing, natural resources, power, and utilities are using our autonomous robots to gather higher quality and higher quantities of data than ever. Thousands of Spots have been deployed around the world—more than any other walking robot—to tackle this challenge.This release helps maintenance teams tap into the power of AI with new software capabilities and Spot enhancements.
Spot at Chevron | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-02-20 | Companies are facing evolving market demands, regulatory pressures, and competition from alternative energy sources. For Chevron, this means leveraging the company’s strengths to advance new products and solutions that improve reliability and lower the carbon intensity of their operations around the world. Modernization is a key component in tackling these challenges and driving competitive advantage. Chevron has established itself as a leader of the pack with a groundbreaking investment in mobile robotics.Learn more: bostondynamics.com/case-studies/meet-chevrons-new-energy-watchdog
Atlas Shuffles | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-02-15 | We're hard at work, but Atlas still has time for a dance break.
Predictably Spot-On Industrial Inspection | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-02-13 | Introducing Orbit™, your portal for managing asset-intensive facilities through real-time and predictive intelligence. Orbit introduces a whole new suite of fleet management capabilities and will unify your ecosystem of Boston Dynamics robots, starting with Spot.In this keynote presentation, our product experts share the details of Orbit, as well as the latest upgrades to Spot. Learn how Orbit helps you understand fleet performance and equipment health in the context of your facility.Read more about new features: bosdyn.co/3SuxNByJoin our experts for a webinar on scaling your robot fleet: bosdyn.co/3uzx76b
No More Surprises | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-02-12 | Introducing Orbit™, your portal for managing asset-intensive facilities through real-time and predictive intelligence. Orbit brings a whole new suite of fleet management capabilities and will unify your ecosystem of Boston Dynamics robots, starting with Spot.
Atlas Struts Boston Dynamics 2024-02-05 | Can't trip Atlas up! Our humanoid robot gets ready for real work combining strength, perception, and mobility.
Spot at AB InBev Belgium | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2024-01-10 | A key part of AB InBev’s “Brewery of the Future” program, Spot conducts 1,800 individual inspections each week across ten packaging lines that churn over 50,000 containers of Stella Artois, Budweiser, and Corona beer every hour. In the first six months of deployment, Spot discovered nearly 150 anomalies and slashed average repair times from a few months to 13 days. #BostonDynamics
Put a Bow on It | Happy Holidays from Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-12-12 | Happy Holidays from Stretch, Spot, Atlas, and the rest of the Boston Dynamics team!Get geared up for the holidays with our all new merch store: shop.bostondynamics.com
Robotics at Louisville Central High | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-12-06 | Seeking to instill students with real-life workforce skills through hands-on learning, teachers at Central High School in Louisville, KY, incorporated Spot into their curriculum. For students at CHS, a magnet school for Jefferson County Public Schools district, getting experience with an industrial robot has sparked a passion for engineering and robotics, kickstarted advancement into university engineering programs, and built lifelong career skills. See how students learn to operate Spot, program new behaviors for the robot, and inspire their peers with the school’s “emotional support robot” and unofficial mascot.Learn more about how Central High is integrating Spot in their classrooms: bostondynamics.com/case-studies/spot-inspires-learners-central-high-schoolGet a free copy of Central High’s Spot Curriculum: bostondynamics.com/whitepaper/spot-robot-curriculum
Safety First #HappyThanksgiving Boston Dynamics 2023-11-22 | Happy safe and healthy Thanksgiving! Don’t try this at home.
Crosswalk. Boston Dynamics 2023-11-16 | Spot robots equipped with a Spot EAP 2 are enabled to have enhanced awareness of people, vehicles, and other moving objects. This allows Spot to visualize moving objects as they are detected and implement additional behaviors during autonomous operation.
The Evolution of Stretch | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-11-08 | Stretch has moved over a million customer boxes in under a year, improving predictability and preventing injuries. But how did we get there?Discover how we put our expertise in robotics research to use designing, testing, and deploying a warehouse robot. Starting from the technological building blocks of Atlas, Stretch has the mobility, power, and intelligence to automate the industry’s toughest challenges.
Chatting with Josh #robot #chatgpt #bostondynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-11-07 | We integrated Spot with Chat GPT and other generative AI tools to create a robot tour guide.
Spot for Ghost Hunting | Boston Dynamics #robot #bostondynamics #halloween Boston Dynamics 2023-10-31 | Happy haunting!
Spot at Nestlé Purina | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-10-30 | Nestlé Purina deployed Spot to automate thermal and acoustic inspections in their packaging lines. Autonomous inspections allow them to give time back to the maintenance technicians, better predict and plan repairs, and ensure reliable operations. Discover why Spot was the right fit for their factory and how they plan on scaling with Spot.#BostonDynamics
Making Chat (ro)Bots Boston Dynamics 2023-10-26 | We created a robot tour guide using Spot integrated with Chat GPT and other AI models as a proof of concept for the robotics applications of foundational models. Learn more: bostondynamics.com/blog/robots-that-can-chatProject Team: Matt KlingensmithMichael McDonaldRadhika AgrawalChris AllumRosalind Shinkle#BostonDynamics #chatgpt 00:00: Introduction01:08: Making Chat (ro)Bots01:39: Precious Metal Cowgirl02:38: A Robot Tour Guide03:07: How does it work?04:19: Shakespearean Time Traveler04:36: Creating Personalities04:54: "Josh"05:23: Lateral Thinking06:03: Teenage Robot06:43: Nature Documentary07:32: What's next?
Tackling the Toughest Jobs in the Warehouse | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-10-17 | How is Stretch tackling one of the toughest jobs in the warehouse? With an advanced vision system, a smart gripper, speed, and strength, our automated case handling robot Stretch does the heavy lifting to safely unload trailers and containers.To discover how container unloading strengthens the supply chain, visit: bosdyn.co/3FfTZJL To learn more about Stretch, visit: bosdyn.co/3rV4gb8
Introducing Multipick for Stretch | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-10-17 | With our multipick functionality, Stretch is unlocking the next level of automated unloading. Stretch can now move multiple boxes with a single swing of the arm. In typical shipping containers filled with thousands of boxes, the robot is hitting significantly higher rates of productivity.To learn more about multipick with Stretch, visit: bosdyn.co/3PWXaee To lean more about Stretch, our case handling robot, watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=S9N2jlie9c8
The Complete Asset Reliability Solution | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-09-21 | Reliable data collection means increased uptime. See how Spot is changing the game for asset reliability, automating industrial inspection, and unlocking new data insights.Learn more: bostondynamics.com/solutions/inspection
Workin’ 9 to 5 Boston Dynamics 2023-07-28 | Robots should be able to grasp and move things in the physical world the same way people can. Until now, we’ve been focused on simplifying manual manipulation tasks, where an operator uses the Spot Arm to interact with the world from a safe distance. But for the very first time, some of those manipulation capabilities are now available in autonomous missions.In our recent software release, customers can now use the Spot Arm to open doors autonomously during Autowalk missions. Although this is still a beta feature, it will open up new inspection routes and allow Spot to move from room to room on its own, even in a completely empty facility. We’re excited to see what new challenges you’ll tackle as you implement this and all the other new features.
Spot at Ontario Power Generation: Automating Circuit Breaker Tripping and Racking Boston Dynamics 2023-07-26 | There are an estimated 30,000 instances of arc flash each year in the United States alone, and one to two fatalities occur daily in North America. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has five Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots deployed throughout their Enterprise Innovation division. In 2022, the team sought to see if Spot’s dexterous arm could be used to assist in tripping and racking out a 600 volt breaker—an activity that is high risk for arc flash. Now, Boston Dynamics engineers have taken this application to the next level by fully automating the procedure. Spot can perform the entire operation autonomously, with a human issuing high level commands safely out of harm's way.#PowerGeneration #bostondynamics #Robotics #spot
Whats New in Spot Release 3.3 | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-06-20 | Lights, Camera, Sensing! The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand new set of features and hardware.#BostonDynamics #AutomatedInspection
The Industry Standard for Inspection #bostondynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-06-07 | The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand new set of features and hardware.
Spot Levels Up | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-06-07 | The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand new set of features and hardware. Want to learn more about Spot? Read how Spot’s latest features empower safe, autonomous robotic inspection: bostondynamics.com/resources/blog/next-step-safe-autonomous-robotic-inspectionBridge the gap in your industry's digital transformation with Spot’s new capabilities: resources.bostondynamics.com/missing-link-in-digital-transformationCustomer footage courtesy of GlobalFoundries, Turner Construction, UKAEA with Createc at Sellafield, UKAEA with University of Bristol at Chernobyl, Cognite with Aker BP, Ontario Tech University with OPG, NASA JPL with NeBula AI and Autonomy & NASA Ames with Braille, bp, Oxford Robotics Institute, National Grid, Auburn University, Czech Technical University, FAIR (Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research) Embodied Team at Meta AI, as well as BuildingPoint Scandinavia with thanks to LNS AS, Elkem Tana AS, and Trimble. #BostonDynamics
The Next Level of Industrial Inspection | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-06-06 | Lights, cameras, sensing! Tune in tomorrow, June 7, for new features and hardware that will take robotic inspections to the next level.Don't miss the premiere: youtube.com/watch?v=qgHeCfMa39E
See Spot Work | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-04-19 | Around the world and around the clock. Boston Dynamics Spot is on site adding value for customers today. Learn more at http://bostondynamics.com/spotSpot is an agile mobile robot that navigates terrain with unprecedented mobility, allowing you to automate routine inspection tasks and data capture safely, accurately, and frequently. Discover how Spot is being put to work in the real world.#BostonDynamics
Stretch at Promat 2023 | Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics 2023-03-30 | We demonstrated Stretch, our autonomous case handling robot, automating trailer unloading at Promat 2023. From efficiency to ease of use, hear from our team to learn how Stretch works, what's new, and what's coming next for warehouse automation!Want to learn more? Join our upcoming webinar: resources.bostondynamics.com/webinar-impact-your-inbound
