Robotic dogs sell for the same price as a new car

Having caused a fever on social networks a few years ago with the ability to overcome rough terrain, travel through bad weather, receive construction materials or stand up after falling, the company’s famous robot dog Boston Dynamics gas was officially marketed.

Named Spot by Boston Dynamics, this robotic dog dog is also the company’s first commercial robot to hit the market. Currently, the company still has a second model called Atlas, but this model has not been sold to customers.

With the selling price of up to 74,500 USD (1.7 billion VND) – on par with a car, the main target customers of Boston Dynamics are often businesses. Each customer can buy a maximum of 2 children and must deposit 1,000 USD in advance (more than 23 million VND) each. After ‘single closing’, delivery will be made about 6 – 8 weeks later.

With extremely expensive price, this robot dog of course will not be ‘raised’ to be a ‘pet’ in the house. Instead, Spot will perform tasks that can be dangerous to humans such as checking the status of gas leaks, surveying nuclear plants, underground mines … If used at construction sites. For large construction sites, Spot can provide up to 5,000 photographs of the status of the site, helping construction companies save 20 hours of labor per week while monitoring workers more effectively.

If used at large construction sites, Spot can provide up to 5,000 photos of the status of the site, helping construction companies save 20 hours of labor per week while supervising workers at the same time. more effective.

To be able to carry out such difficult tasks, Boston Dynamics has integrated the most advanced technology available on Spot. For example, Spot is equipped with a range of modern cameras and sensors, such as LiDAR sensor technology, which provides a 360-degree view to the operator. Spot robot dogs can also go over terrain that the wheel robot can not cross, and the ability to carry furniture weighing less than 14 kg.

Besides, Spot can increase the maximum speed to 1.6 m / s in uneven terrain. Thanks to the integration of a backup battery and a main battery, the Spot is capable of running at high speed for 90 consecutive minutes. In particular, the durability of Spot is rated far beyond the best unmanned aircraft available today.