Boston Dynamics Spot price & specs

~$75,000+

AvailableBest SDKArm optionQuote only

Weeks+Shipping: ~6–8 weeks.

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Overview

The most polished platform and SDK, at a price that makes it a company purchase.

Type: Quadruped robot · Industrial
Maker: Boston Dynamics
Released: 2019
Price: ~$75,000+
Status: Available
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: Full SDK

Price and shipping

quote only. No public price

Shipping: ~6–8 weeks. Sold through the sales team. Lead time at launch was 6–8 weeks. The current figure is not published.

Specifications

Category	Quadrupeds · Industrial
Released	2019
Country	USA
Availability	Available
Sales	About 2,000 in operation worldwide by November 2025 (estimate) Boston Globe ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores
LLM support	Possible via SDK · Mature Python SDK. Boston Dynamics' ChatGPT tour-guide was a research demo, not a product feature.
MuJoCo simulation	Official model · In MuJoCo Menagerie (boston_dynamics_spot). MuJoCo Menagerie ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Sim-to-real kit · Spot RL Researcher Kit pairs Isaac Lab training with Boston Dynamics' joint-level deployment code. spot-rl-example ↗
Gazebo simulation	Maker URDF only · spot_ros2 publishes spot_description URDF, no Gazebo launch files. spot_ros2 ↗
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera, Lidar
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed, NVIDIA Jetson
Compute	Internal + optional CORE I/O (Jetson)
Weight	32 kg
Speed	1.6 m/s (3.6 mph)
DOF	12
Sensors	5 stereo cameras, lidar/arm options
SDK	Yes (mature Python SDK)

Common questions

How much does Spot cost?

Spot is listed at ~$75,000+. quote only. No public price.

Can Spot be bought today?

Yes, it is on sale. Typical shipping time is ~6–8 weeks. Sold through the sales team. Lead time at launch was 6–8 weeks. The current figure is not published.