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Boston Dynamics is a robotics company founded 1992, based in United States, developing 12 robots primarily in the Research category.
Boston Dynamics builds advanced robots that perform complex tasks in real-world environments, enabling safer and more efficient operations across industries.
Boston Dynamics designs and manufactures dynamic robots including Spot (a four-legged mobile robot), Atlas (a humanoid robot), and BigDog. Their products are used by defense agencies, research institutions, and industrial operators for scouting, surveying, and logistics. Key differentiators include advanced mobility, SLAM navigation, and real-time adaptability. The company operates primarily in the US with global deployments.
Active products
12
Maker Score
69
Very strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$74.5K – $150K
3 of 12 priced
Top-rated product
76.9
Robo Score
Spot
Company facts
- Legal name
- Boston Dynamics, Inc. (Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary)
- HQ
- Waltham, United States
- Founded
- 1992 · 34 yrs
- Employees
- 1,000
- Website
- www.bostondynamics.com
- View profile ↗
Maker Score
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Trusted by
- U.S. Department of Defensedeployed 2019defense.gov ↗
- MITdeployed 2018mit.edu ↗
Milestones
Acquired by Google X
Press coverage
- Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm
PopSci · Mar 2021
- See Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog play jump rope and pick up laundry
CNET · May 2021
- See Spot Run: Boston Dynamics' Latest Robotic Creation
HeroX · Dec 2019
In the news
8 events · 1 running story · last 90 days
70.8momentumHyundai is set to acquire Boston Dynamics in full ahead of the rollout of Atlas robots in its factories
In the news
8 events · 1 running story · last 90 days
Why Boston Dynamics has been in the news, across 66 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's Robo Score — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by Boston Dynamics
12 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Spot | Quadruped | Payload 32 kg·Runtime 1.5 hr | $74.5K | 2015 | 76.9 |
| 2 | Spot Gamma | Quadruped | Payload 14 kg·Runtime 1.5 hr | — | — | 68.5 | |
| 3 |  | Atlas HD | Humanoid | Height 1.90 m·Weight 90 kg | $150K | 2016 | 68.2 |
| 4 |  | LittleDog | Quadruped | Payload 5 kg·Runtime 1.8 hr | — | 2019 | 67.9 |
| 5 |  | Handle | Warehouse AMR | Payload 30 kg·Runtime 4 hr | — | 2019 | 59.6 |
| 6 |  | Spot Arm | Cobot | Payload 11 kg·Reach 984 mm | — | — | 55.6 |
| 7 |  | Sandflea | Research | Payload 50 kg·Top speed 1.5 m/s | — | 2012 | 43.4 |
| 8 |  | Atlas | Humanoid | Height 1.75 m | — | 2025 | 43.2 |
| 9 |  | Wildcat | Quadruped | Payload 30 kg·Runtime 4 hr | — | 2011 | 42.5 |
| 10 |  | LS3 | Research | Payload 181 kg·Top speed 3 m/s | — | 2010 | 42.3 |
| 11 |  | RiSE | Research | Top speed 0.3 m/s | — | 2006 | 42.3 |
| 12 |  | Petman | Research | Payload 50 kg·Top speed 1.8 m/s | — | 2009 | 41.9 |
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