How it works: the Spot robot from Boston Dynamics

Spot dances, kicks bravely, tow trucks and rickshaw Adam Savage. These robots have great PR, but what do you really know about their capabilities?

Let's figure out how the Spot works, how to manage them, how to develop for them. And most importantly, why should serious companies buy four-legged robots at $ 75,000 apiece.

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There are more than two hundred Spot operating in the world now. Boston Dynamics hoped to assemble 1,000 more robots for 2020. The pandemic has disrupted the schedule, but production continues. So, on four mechanical legs, the present future creeps into our reality. It is possible that Spot development skills will soon be devilishly in demand in practice.

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