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Boston Dynamics · USA · unveiled 2016
commercial
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 8%100.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 28%53.5
Hardware & Engineering · 22%81.5
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 17%100.0
Not applicable to quadruped / legged robots: Ecosystem & Viability. Excluded from the index and the remaining weights renormalised — not scored zero.
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XQI. Compare it only with other quadruped / legged robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
The reference industrial quadruped. Officially 33.8 kg, 14 kg payload, 1.6 m/s and IP54 — notably not the IP67 widely repeated by resellers.
Deployments & partners
- Utility and power-plant inspection rounds
- Construction site progress capture
- Public-safety and hazmat reconnaissance
Specifications
Height
61.0 cm
Weight
33.8 kg
Payload
14.0 kg
Walking speed
1.6 m/s
Runtime
1.5 h
Battery
0.564 kWh
Total DoF
12
Hand DoF (per hand)
—
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
electric
Form factor
quadruped
Onboard compute
—
AI model
—
Indicative price
$74,500
Company valuation
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Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-08
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