Spot Arm is Boston Dynamics' integrated manipulator payload for Spot, enabling grasping, inspection, and remote manipulation tasks.
- Company
- Boston Dynamics
- Country
- United States
- Status
- Prototype
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Spot Arm is Boston Dynamics' integrated manipulator payload for Spot, enabling grasping, inspection, and remote manipulation tasks.
- Company
- Boston Dynamics
- Status
- Prototype
- Generation
- —
- Category
- End Effector
Quick specs
DOF
6
Payload
11 kg lift; 25 kg drag
Reach
Almost 1 meter
Autonomy
Manual, semi-automated, and fully automated manipulation modes
Gripper
Integrated gripper with 4K camera
Control
Tablet interface and Arm API
RoboDex Score
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RoboDex Score
91
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Innovation88
AI84
Mobility94
Utility93
Design88
Editorial Assessment
Reviewed by RoboDex Editorial
Date August 2026
Sources 5
Confidence HIGH
Assessment Version 1
Editorial Notes
Spot with manipulator — industrial quadruped + mobile manipulation package.
Technical dossier
Technical narrative
Visual brief
History
Boston Dynamics developed Spot Arm to extend Spot from a sensing platform into a mobile manipulation system.
Purpose
To let Spot interact physically with valves, doors, switches, and objects in industrial and research environments.
Highlights
Boston Dynamics states the arm offers 6 degrees of freedom with almost one meter of reach and can lift up to 11 kg.
Development
Spot uses its full body to balance during manipulation, and the arm supports teleoperation and autonomous behaviors via API.
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