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Spot Classic

A quadruped robot from the United States, first released 2015.

Sources retrieved: 4 September 2026 (B) · 7 September 2026 (A)

Status
Discontinued
Applications
Research and development
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
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.

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Boston Dynamics Spot Classic original electric quadruped prototype from 2015

Manufacturer's own photo.

Specifications

6/33 specifications disclosed 27 not stated

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Physical4/14 disclosed

Weight75kg165lbOur conversion from 75 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
LengthNot stated
WidthNot stated
Height94cm37inOur conversion from 0.94 m. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Degrees of freedom12DoF
Payload, walking45kg99.2lbOur conversion from 45 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Payload, standingNot stated
Max speedNot stated
Max slopeNot stated
Max obstacle heightNot stated
Max stair height, continuousNot stated
IP ratingNot stated
Operating temperature, lowNot stated
Operating temperature, highNot stated

Power1/5 disclosed

BatteryNot stated
Runtime45minNote: at load 23 kg
Hot-swap batteryNot stated
Charge timeNot stated
Docking stationNot stated

Sensing and autonomy1/6 disclosed

LiDAR360-degree scanning LiDAR + stereo vision
CamerasNot stated
Onboard computeNot stated
ROS 2Not stated
SDK languagesNot stated
Autonomy featuresNot stated

Payload and expansion0/3 disclosed

Mounting interfaceNot stated
Power outNot stated
Data portsNot stated

Commercial0/1 disclosed

Indicative priceNot stated

Compliance & certifications0/4 disclosed

CENot stated
FCCNot stated
ULNot stated
CCCNot stated

Against the field

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Height

94cm37inOur conversion from 0.94 m. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

89 quadrupeds state a height

Spot Classic

2 state a higher figure, 85 a lower one.

Weight

75kg165lbOur conversion from 75 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

126 quadrupeds state a weight

Spot Classic

16 state a higher figure, 107 a lower one. Log scale: each step along the axis multiplies the value.

Degrees of freedom

12DoF

76 quadrupeds state degrees of freedom

Spot Classic

15 state a higher figure, 4 a lower one. 56 more state exactly the same figure.

Runtime

45minNote: at load 23 kg

106 quadrupeds state a runtime

Spot Classic

96 state a higher figure, 3 a lower one.

Notes

Built by Boston Dynamics in 2015 as the company's first fully electric legged robot.

Operated indoors and outdoors to lay the architectural and software groundwork for the commercial Spot quadruped.

Sources

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  1. Aweb.archive.org/web/20171020023600/https://www.bostondynamics.com/spotRetrieved 7 September 2026
  2. Bbostondynamics.com/legacy/Main source. Retrieved 4 September 2026

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