Since June of this year, the American company Boston Dynamics has been talking about the start of mass production of Spot robots. Now it has become known that the robot dog will not go on sale, but for individual companies, the developers are ready to make an exception.
As for the scope of the Spot robot, it can be useful in different situations. The robot is able to go where you need to, while it will avoid obstacles and maintain balance even in extreme conditions. These skills are important when you are trying to navigate unfamiliar terrain.
Spot is capable of carrying up to four hardware modules for various purposes. For example, if you need to check the presence of gas in some room, then the robot can be equipped with a gas analyzer, and if you need to expand the communication radius, you can install a special radio module. The design of the robot uses lidar, which will allow you to create three-dimensional maps of the premises. The developers focused on making the Spot suitable for indoor use.
The company also noted that they are not interested in Spot being used as a weapon. βBasically, we don't want Spot to do anything that hurts people, even in a simulation. This is something that we firmly state during negotiations with potential customers,β said Michael Perry, vice president of business development for Boston Dynamics.
It is worth saying that Spot is still far from complete autonomy, despite the impression that may be formed after watching videos with his participation. However, now Spot can do a lot of things that simply did not exist before. In recent years, there has been a significant breakthrough in the field of automation, but it is still largely limited. The developers will continue to improve the Spot robot, which in the future may lead to new achievements.
In addition, Boston Dynamics published with the humanoid robot Atlas, who learned to do new tricks.
Source: 3dnews.ru