SPOT

Boston Dynamics

S Shyam
Shyam Cortex
Published in
3 min readJun 23, 2020

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Source: theverge.com

Boston Dynamics is an engineering and robotics design company. They make mobile robots, and they can handle some of the toughest robotics challenges.

The robots they make are the best-engineered product. I just love seeing them work and do amazing things we never saw them doing in real life except in science fiction movies.

SPOT in action

Boston Dynamics announced that Spot, a versatile quadruped robot, is now for sale.

You can buy it for 74,500USD / 56,43,412 INR :)

You can buy Tesla Model Y or 45 Ather 450s or 67 Iphone 11 Pro Max. But its cool having a robot which is perfectly engineered and having so much fun with it.

SPOT

This robot has an animal-like behavior which electrifies people when they see it for the first time.

Look at that robot. Looks amazing innit?

Spot’s base platform provides advanced mobility and perception to navigate stairs, gravel, and rough terrain.

It collects 2D and 3D information with on-board sensors and adds payloads provided by Boston Dynamics or third-parties to enhance Spot’s sensing and data-processing capabilities.

Specifications and features:

Mobility: There are not many-legged robots that can perform operations as the SPOT can. Spot’s legs keep the robot stable while it quickly navigates stairs and difficult terrain.

Speed: 1.6 m/s

Slope: ±30°

Step Height: 30 cm

SPOT legs

Perceptive: Spot’s built-in stereo cameras provide depth information to produce 3D point clouds, enabling the robot to map its surroundings and avoid obstacles.

Field of Vision: 360°

Range: 4 m

Stream: Monochrome

SPOT

Autonomous: Spot autonomously navigates over or around obstacles in its path using the real-time mapping conducted by the perception system.

Runtime: 90 mins

Battery: Swappable

SPOT’s Payload

SPOT with payload attachments.
SPOT can deliver you drinks.
SPOT

My story right now.

  • Reading Bhagavad Gita :)
  • Inner engineering.
  • Cooked some amazing dishes.
  • Its amazing being at home(Got used to it I guess).
  • Stay home. Stay safe. :)

See you around next time.

S

Thanks for reading.

Until next time

Peace, Love and Gratitude.

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S Shyam
Shyam Cortex

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