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Unlike manyother Boston Dynamics announcements, this one is not accompanied by a flashy video.
Improved autonomy
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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.
The new update improves Autowalk, reducing the need for human guidance and intervention.
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.
Spot has been designed to facilitate the challenges of remote inspection byhandling different terrain, slopes, and obstacles.
The new update is aimed at making Spot more autonomous and less reliant on human assistance.
Is Spot worth its price?
The Explorer model costs $74,500.
Quadruped robots are not the only game 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.
And the new update will improve Spots autonomy in rough environments.
And the new update is enabling Boston Dynamics to amplify Spots value and possibly expand its market.
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