The robot dog, officially called “Spot” by Boston Dynamics, costs $74,500. In tests that began in late July, the Fluffy robot sits atop another rectangular-shaped robotic device on wheels, nicknamed “Scouter” and made by an undisclosed vendor. “They’ll go through and navigate the facility, and when Scouter encounters a tight area, it deploys the ‘hound,’” Mr. Goderis said. The Boston Dynamics robot “isn’t the only game in town and not the only approach, but it’s the most viral and charismatic approach,” said J.P. Gownder, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc. Since September of last year, Boston Dynamics has sold or leased more than 250 Spot robots, said Michael Perry, vice president of business development.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 08, 2020 14:04 UTC