Boston Dynamics’ legacy robots

Handle served as a research venture into wheeled robots.

• Led to the development of Stretch
• Truck unloading and pallet building
• Dynamic balance on two wheels

Spot Classic laid the groundwork for the agility and compactness seen in Spot today.

• Quadrupedal movement
• Indoor and outdoor operation
• Boston Dynamics’ first fully electric robot

WildCat was built for speed, making it the fastest quadruped robot on Earth.

• 19 mph on flat terrain
• Dynamic balance
• Variable gait and mobility options

Earning its moniker, the compact, 11lb Sandflea was built to vault high in the sky.

• Capable of jumping 30ft in the air
• Remote controlled
• Built-in stabilization system

LS3 (Legged Squad Support System) was a rough-terrain robot with significant carrying capacity.

• 400 lbs of payload
• Could travel 20 miles before refueling
• Sensors for navigating obstacles 

RHex was a 30lb, six-legged robot designed for mobility on rough terrain. 

• Operated remotely 
• Could travel upside down
• Rugged construction

RiSE was a six-legged robot designed to climb without any special adhesion.

• Lightweight with strong legs
• Each foot consisted of approximately 50 fishing hooks
• Climbed at a rate of 5 cm/s

BigDog was our first legged robot to leave the lab.

• Navigates rough terrain
• Sensor and control system
• Dynamic balancing