Robots · Quadruped
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A commercial quadruped robot for inspection, data capture, and carrying sensor payloads in industrial settings.
- Maker
- Boston Dynamics
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Quadruped
- Status
- Commercially available
- Mobility
- Quadruped walking over stairs, slopes, and rough terrain
- Autonomy
- Autonomous on pre-taught routes; teleoperable
- Actuators
- Electric leg actuators
- Onboard compute
- Onboard compute plus optional payload computers
- AI models
- Terrain and obstacle perception, autonomous navigation along recorded missions
- Perception
- 360-degree obstacle avoidance and terrain assessment
- Control
- Dynamic legged locomotion controller
Sensors
Depth cameras (360-degree)IMUOptional payload sensors (thermal, LiDAR)
Use cases
- Industrial inspection
- Site monitoring
- Data capture in hazardous areas
Limitations
- Payload and battery constrain mission length
- Best for inspection, not heavy manipulation