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.

Otto Group deploying Boston Dynamics’ robots in 20+ facilities

Otto Group will deploy Boston Dynamics’ Spot in more than 10 facilities and Stretch in more than 20.
Ontario Power Generation tests Boston Dynamics Spot to save lives

Boston Dynamics is working with Ontario Power Generation to deploy Spot into a power-racking situation and help prevent injuries to human workers.
Inside Meta’s research with Boston Dynamics’ Spot

Researchers at Meta AI and Fundamental AI Research have been working with Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped to push the robot to new heights.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot expands sensing, software features

Boston Dynamic Spot can now be equipped with new sensors that expand the capabilities of Spot for inspection workflows.
How Boston Dynamics is developing Spot for real-world applications

Marco da Silva, senior director of R&D at Boston Dynamics, will discuss at the Robotics Summit & Expo how the company is developing Spot for real-World applications.
Top 10 robotic stories of February 2023

From seeing Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot at work to Alphabet closing down one of its subsidiaries, there was no shortage of robotics news in February 2023.
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Stretch unload a DHL trailer

Strech’s first commercial application is with DHL Supply Chain, a company that Boston Dynamics has been collaborating with since 2018.
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid work at a ‘construction site’

With a new routine where Atlas assists at a simulated job site, Boston Dynamics engineers have pushed the humanoid one step closer to performing real-world manipulation tasks at human speed.
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.

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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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