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Four-legged inspection robot with a public software API and hardware interface spec.

Boston Dynamics · Parent: Hyundai Motor Group

Enterprise only
PriceNot disclosed
SubscriptionNot disclosed
Brand🇺🇸 USA
Utility score31

No public price (sales enquiry)

What it can do

VisionListeningVoiceTranslationMemoryAgentManipulationMobilityTouch

Capability levels are AMS classifications (full · partial · none; faded items are none or not disclosed).

How much of a human does this replace?

  • Eyes — seeingreplaces
  • Legs — moving aroundreplaces

Hardware

Camera360° terrain sensing
MicrophoneNot disclosed
SpeakerNot disclosed
DisplayNot disclosed
LiDARNot disclosed
Depth sensorNot disclosed
Touch sensorNot disclosed
Runtime1.5 h
Weight33.8 kg
DimensionsNot disclosed
Payload14 kg
Walking speed1.6 m/s
Total DOFNot disclosed

AI capabilities

AI modelNot disclosed
AI providerNot disclosed
Cloud dependencyNot disclosed
How it actsNot disclosed

Country / supply chain

Brand🇺🇸 USA
HQ🇺🇸 USA
Made inNot disclosed
AI providerNot disclosed
Cloud / dataNot disclosed

Parent company: Hyundai Motor Group (🇰🇷 Korea)

Geopolitical dependency

Medium

  • Parent company in another country (KR)
  • 3 input(s) not disclosed

Privacy / lock-in

On-device AINot disclosed
Cloud requiredNot disclosed
Account requiredNot disclosed
Subscription requiredNot disclosed
OfflineNot disclosed
Open APIYes
SDKYes
Data exportNot disclosed
Closed ecosystemNot disclosed

Developer access

SDKYes
ROSNot disclosed
APIYes
AccessPublic software API and hardware ICD

Price / performance

AI capability3 / 20
Hands-free usability12 / 15
Physical capability8 / 20
Autonomy0 / 15
Battery / runtime4 / 10
Cost efficiency0 / 10
Availability3 / 5
Privacy / lock-in1 / 5
Utility score31 / 100

Price / perf.: — (no USD list price)

A reference value computed from public data with the AMS rubric. Undisclosed items score 0, so judge by the individual figures.

4 of 10 key fields disclosed

Robot payback calculator

Robot cost per operating hour$7.5
Human annual labour cost$40,000
Annual saving$35,000
Payback period1.4 years

A simple model. It leaves out supervision staff, downtime, speed differences, insurance, power and installation. If the robot has no public price, enter your own quote.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-02 · Values a source does not disclose are left as “Not disclosed”, never estimated.