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Spot

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Decision summary
66Reality ScoreEvidence-weighted, not a promise
How Reality Score works
Record strength
E5 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTOperational deployment
Availability
Global sales subject to region and application
Evidence sources
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Last reviewed 8/28/2026. The score reflects the strength of the available record, not guaranteed task performance.

A mobile quadruped for industrial inspection, sensing, and remote investigation. Its specialized mobility and sensor integrations make it a stronger fit for inspection than general manipulation.

Reality Score breakdown

What informs the assessment

Autonomy (20%)
78/100
Task capability (20%)
78/100
Manipulation (15%)
18/100
Reliability (10%)
72/100
Deployment maturity (15%)
75/100
Commercial readiness (10%)
80/100
Evidence strength (10%)
55/100

Weak evidence can limit the maximum score. See the exact caps.

Current version

Spot

Current product

sensing
Configurable payloads
category
Quadruped inspection robot
navigation
Autonomous mission workflows
Best fit

Where the record supports a match

What isn’t proven yet

Limitations & unknowns

Sources

Evidence behind this record

Evidence in motion

Proof Videos

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Watch High Voltage Spot Inspections at National GridWatch on YouTube ↗
VERIFIED DEPLOYMENTE5 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT

High Voltage Spot Inspections at National Grid

High-voltage equipment inspection · Boston Dynamics

10/13/2021

What this proves

Spot is shown being used by National Grid for inspection work in a high-voltage converter-station environment, including visual and thermal inspection tasks.

What this does NOT prove

It does not prove the same safety benefit, economics, or inspection coverage for every industrial site or payload configuration.

Watch Spot Levels Up | Boston DynamicsWatch on YouTube ↗
MANUFACTURER DEMOE4 CUSTOMER PILOT

Spot Levels Up | Boston Dynamics

Industrial inspection and remote data collection · Boston Dynamics

6/7/2023

What this proves

The video demonstrates Spot's inspection capabilities and includes customer-context footage from industrial, energy, research, and construction environments.

What this does NOT prove

A manufacturer-produced customer montage does not independently establish fleet scale, site-specific ROI, uptime, or autonomous performance across all shown environments.