American technology company Boston Dynamics has announced the latest update for its Spot quadruped, named Spot 3.2.
New additions to Spot 3.2 include built-in data processing and review, an upgraded data collection pipeline and improved operator experience, among others.
The update will reportedly provide the robot with out-of-the-box processing capabilities for thermal inspection, as well as data plugins through the company’s Scout API.
With the Spot CAM+IR, the company claims users can perform detailed thermal inspections during routine autonomous missions. New thermal inspection abilities were added to help operators better determine the health of their assets and to monitor trends in Scout.
The Scout web API allows customers, developers, and integration partners to access data from any Autowalk mission or manual operation session run through Scout and lets users query data collected over time.
The updates to the quadruped’s data collection capabilities include new autonomy features, such as arm inspections performed with a 4k gripper camera, area callbacks that allow the robot to perform specific actions in specified areas using autonomous navigation, a strict path following mode to stop deviation and ground clutter avoidance to protect new or sensitive equipment in the robot’s path.
Improvements to the operator experience include automatic stair detection, which eliminates the need to manually switch the robot into stairs mode, plus improved logging and assistance.
According to Boston Dynamics, with 3.2 customers can directly upload event logs to the company for faster assistance.
