{"id":344145,"date":"2021-09-25T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/boston-dynamics-spot-will-boldly-work-in-unsafe-environments\/"},"modified":"2021-09-25T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T10:00:56","slug":"boston-dynamics-spot-will-boldly-work-in-unsafe-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boston-dynamics-spot-will-boldly-work-in-unsafe-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"#Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot will boldly work in unsafe environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e8edebe675\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e8edebe675\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boston-dynamics-spot-will-boldly-work-in-unsafe-environments\/#Improved_autonomy\" >Improved autonomy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boston-dynamics-spot-will-boldly-work-in-unsafe-environments\/#Integration_with_cloud\" >Integration with cloud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boston-dynamics-spot-will-boldly-work-in-unsafe-environments\/#Is_Spot_worth_its_price\" >Is Spot worth its price?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot will boldly work in unsafe environments<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><em>This article is part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> that explores the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/tag\/ai-business\/\">business of artificial intelligence<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Boston Dynamics has just released the latest update for its famous <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2019\/09\/30\/boston-dynamics-spot-robot\/\">quadruped robot Spot<\/a>, giving it better capability to make inspections and collect data without the need for human intervention.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/wkot1zfukh?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Called Spot Release 3.0, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bostondynamics.com\/spot-release-3.0-flexible-autonomy-and-repeatable-data-capture\">new update<\/a> adds \u201cflexible autonomy and repeatable data capture, making Spot the data collection solution you need to make inspection rounds safer and more efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2021\/08\/23\/boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-parkour\/\">other Boston Dynamics announcements<\/a>, this one is not accompanied by a flashy video. But it could have a huge impact on Spot\u2019s position in the industrial mobile robot market, where it can reduce the costs of IoT instrumentation and the risks of exposing human operators to environmental hazards.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improved_autonomy\"><\/span>Improved autonomy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the main features of Spot is Autowalk, a system that enables the robot to record and repeat paths. An operator takes the robot through the path using the remote controller interface. The robot memorizes the path and can repeat when commanded to do so. Autowalk can be used for inspection missions in industrial facilities, mines, factories, and construction sites.<\/p>\n<p>The new update improves Autowalk, reducing the need for human guidance and intervention. Robot operators can now edit Autowalk missions and add actions such as capturing images, reading indicators, or run third-party code. Spot also has been given better planning capabilities and can find the best path to perform target actions. Its pathfinding capacity has also been improved to adapt to changes in its inspection paths such as new obstacles. And it can be scheduled to carry out scheduled inspections without human supervision during off-hours.<\/p>\n<p>Boston Dynamics has also improved Spot\u2019s data collection and processing capabilities, including the ability to take images from the same angle during Autowalk cycles and to have them processed by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2021\/01\/28\/deep-learning-explainer\/\">deep learning models<\/a> running on the device or in the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Spot has been designed to facilitate the challenges of remote inspection by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2019\/09\/30\/boston-dynamics-spot-robot\/\">handling different terrain, slopes, and obstacles<\/a>. The new update is aimed at making Spot more autonomous and less reliant on human assistance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Integration_with_cloud\"><\/span>Integration with cloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another big feature of the new update is improved compatibility with cloud services from Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM. Spot\u2019s sensing capabilities can be an alternative to manual data logging or IoT instrumentation, the installation of smart sensors on old infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>This feature makes it possible to automatically integrate data collected during Spot\u2019s Autowalk into a broader data-based workflow of companies. The data can be combined with other sources of information and processed with analytics and machine learning tools for tasks such as tracking trends, detecting anomalies, and triggering warnings.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Spot_worth_its_price\"><\/span>Is Spot worth its price?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics' Spot robot in a mine shaft\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bdtechtalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Boston-Dynamics-Spot-robot-in-mine.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F09%2F25%2Fboston-dynamics-spot-robot-will-boldly-go-where-humans-shouldnt-make-work-safer-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot robot in a mine shaft\" data-title=\"Share Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot robot in a mine shaft on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot robot in a mine shaft on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Boston Dynamics\u2019 Spot robot in a mine shaft<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bdtechtalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Boston-Dynamics-Spot-robot-in-mine.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Boston Dynamics' Spot robot in a mine shaft\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Spot is expensive. The Explorer model costs $74,500. The Enterprise model, which is more suited for industrial settings, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/2\/2\/22261932\/boston-dynamics-spot-enterprise-self-charging-scout-web-based-control-software-robotic-arm\">is more expensive<\/a>, though the price is not listed on the company\u2019s website. When used in industrial settings, it needs to be equipped with extra props such as the 360-degree inspection camera ($29,750), a lidar sensor ($18,450), or a GPU processor for on-device deep learning inference ($24,500).<\/p>\n<p>Quadruped robots are not the only <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in town. Industrial drones can perform many of the inspection tasks that Spot and other similar robots are doing. But drones are limited by battery life and weight. They cannot be equipped with heavy equipment such as high-fidelity lidars and power-hungry GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>Spot\u2019s evolution in the past two years has made it an optimal choice for settings where the environment is too dangerous to send human operators and where internet connectivity is choppy or non-present and you need a robot that can carry out tasks at a highly autonomous level. Interestingly, two recent videos on Boston Dynamics\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel show Spot being used in mines, which have those exact characteristics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spot at Kidd Creek Mine\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLTLaZJTsBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<p>Spot can sport heavy data-collection and -processing equipment and once it has been programmed to carry out an Autowalk routine, it can repeat it with little or no human intervention. The Enterprise model also supports a self-charging dock (price not listed), which obviates the need to manually recharge the robot in-between inspection routines.<\/p>\n<p>And the new update will improve Spot\u2019s autonomy in rough environments.<\/p>\n<p>Given the high costs of IoT instrumentation and the risks of sending human inspectors in dangerous industrial settings, Spot might be worth its insane price. In product management lingo, Spot seems to have reached \u201cproduct\/market fit,\u201d which means it is solving the problems of a specific market in ways that are superior to its alternatives. This is a positive development for Boston Dynamics, which has been trying to create a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2020\/12\/15\/boston-dynamics-hyundai-acquisition\/\">viable business model<\/a> around its extremely expensive research. And the new update is enabling Boston Dynamics to amplify Spot\u2019s value and possibly expand its market.<\/p>\n<p>So, while Spot will continue to be featured in YouTube videos with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2021\/08\/23\/boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-parkour\/\">Atlas<\/a> and other Boston Dynamics robots, its real job will be to roam in obscure places that humans can\u2019t or won\u2019t go.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>This article was originally published by Ben Dickson on\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/\"><i><span>TechTalks<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, a publication that examines trends in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, how they affect the way we live and do business, and the problems they solve. But we also discuss the evil side of technology, the darker implications of new tech, and what we need to look out for. You can read the original article\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bdtechtalks.com\/2021\/09\/17\/boston-dynamics-spot-update\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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