Boston Dynamics, which is owned by Softbank, began as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Marc Raibert and his colleagues first developed robots that ran and maneuvered like animals. Boston Dynamics has since become a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges.

It combines the principles of dynamic control and balance with sophisticated mechanical designs, cutting-edge electronics, and next-generation software for high-performance robots equipped with perception, navigation, and intelligence. Its robots include the Atlas humanoid, and Handle wheeled robot, and Spot quadruped. In June 2020, Boston Dynamics started selling Spot, marking the first time the company commercialized a robot.

Ghost Robotics responds to Boston Dynamics lawsuit

Ghost Robotics said “Boston Dynamics is drawing on their considerably larger resources to litigate instead of innovate.”
Boston Dynamics suing Ghost Robotics over quadruped design

Boston Dynamics claims Ghost Robotics infringed on seven patents related to Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robot.
Open letter pledges not to weaponize robots

Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Boston Dynamics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree pledged not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling for others in the industry to do the same.
Prosegur Security launches new quadruped patrol option

The company is enhancing its security services by integrating the Boston Dynamics Spot robot with a payload of cameras and additional sensors.
NFI deploying Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot in $10M deal

NFI will use Stretch in its network of import deconsolidation centers, cross-dock and transload facilities, as well as floor-loaded inbound and outbound distribution centers.
Inside DHL’s robotics ecosystem

Sally Miller, DHL Supply Chain’s chief information officer for North America, spoke to The Robot Report about the types of robots the company uses.
Boston Dynamics focuses on data insights with Spot 3.2 quadruped

New capabilities for Spot include thermal imaging collection, the Scout API, arm inspections, automatic stair recognition and more.
Hyundai launches Boston Dynamics AI Institute

Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, will lead the institute’s work on cognitive AI, athletic AI, organic hardware design and ethics and policy.
Boston Dynamics upgrades Spot with faster charging, new payloads, 5G

Boston Dynamics’ has added additional payloads and hardware upgrades to its quadruped Spot to help it operate in more areas.
Take Spot for a walk at Robotics Summit & Expo

Attendees of the Robotics Summit & Expo will have the chance to test out Boston Dynamics’ quadruped robot Spot.

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DEARBORN, MI. July 27, 2020 – Fluffy looks at Scouter, an Autonomous Mobile Robot that can autonomously navigate facilities while scanning and capturing 3-D point clouds to generate a CAD of the facility. If an area is too tight for Scouter, Fluffy comes to the rescue. Ford is tapping four-legged robots at its Van Dyke Transmission Plant in early August to laser scan the plant, helping engineers update the original computer-aided design. These robots can be deployed into tough-to-reach areas within the plant to scan the area with laser scanners and high-definition cameras, collecting data used to retool plants, saving Ford engineers time and money. Ford is leasing two robots, nicknamed Fluffy and Spot, from Boston Dynamics – a company known for building sophisticated mobile robots.

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