Spot with a robot arm. Spot has cameras on its front, back, and sides that help it navigate, travel autonomously, move omnidirectionally, go up and down stairs, and traverse a terrain.

Let's start with the robots. Behind a safety fence, a half-dozen robot arms move in coordination as they spot-weld a car body together, whirring softly.

Last time we heard from Boston Dynamics, its robots were having a holiday dance party over on YouTube. Now, the company is getting back to business in 2021 by updating its dog-like Spot robot with ...

Spot® robot image provided courtesy of Boston Dynamics, Inc. "Once you have an arm on a robot, it becomes a mobile manipulation system. It really opens up just vast horizons on things robots can do.

In the 1960s, US entrepreneur George Devol invented Unimate, considered the first industrial robot. General Motors used the machine for die casting handling and spot welding.

The arm can help Spot to open and shut valves, turn handles and knobs and pull levers, which will allow it to open doors. The robot can also be equipped with a thermal imaging payload that has 30x ...

Boston Dynamics opened commercial sales of Spot in Canada, the EU, and the U.K. Additionally, Spot is getting a recharging station and a robot arm in 2021.