Boston Dynamic - Four Legged Robot

Boston Dynamic, Famous 4-Legged Robots To Screen Patients From The Coronavirus

Boston Dynamics' sweet robot dog Spot is helping doctors in Boston fight the coronavirus. The company has spent the past month building and testing ways for robot to protect healthcare workers.

This robot has been spotted at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for the past two week . According to the statement released on 30 April,2020.Around the world, robots are being used to minimize the spread of coronavirus. The robotic pup is equipped with an iPad and a two-way radio which enables the healthcare workers to video conference with patients while remotely directing the robot.

When was the product launched.

Last year Boston Dynamics announced on stage at TC Sessions about Robotics. Spot, previously was known as SpotMini and it was the first commercial product — and that was the first peek at the production version at  last year's conference in May.It’s was an incredibly impressive and flexible robotics platform capable of navigating a variety of environments and interacting with many everyday objects and obstacles. Then from the last month they started delivering robots to customers, as part of an early adopter program.The early adopter program is lease-based rather than a straight purchase, but there is no shortage of customers who want to own their Spot outright. The cost of one of the robots varies, starting from tens of thousands of dollars  

Specifications of 4-Legged Robot

• It can walk 3 miles per hour and has an average runtime of 90 minutes.
• weighs 25 kg (55 pounds).
• 360 degree camera enable obstacle avoidance.
• If the battery runs dry, operators can swap in a new battery to get the robot up and running again immediately.
• It can operate outside in temperatures ranging from -4 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 to 45 degrees Celsius). 
• Spot is water-resistant, and can walk, run, climb, avoid things in its way.
• It’s IP54 rated, so it can walk around in the rain and withstand clouds of dust.

How will it evolve.

The current version of Spot can only conduct interviews.But the company wants to advance the robot and make it more suitable to the hospital setting by making it measure vital signs like body temperature, respiratory rate, pulse rate, and oxygen saturation levels.

Once that is accomplished, Boston Dynamics will use UV-C light to get rid of virus particles and sanitize surfaces.