Boston Dynamics’ Robo-Dog may be put into commercial use at SpaceX

A resident of Southern Texas captured a blurry image of SpaceX employees and a robotic dog walking around at the Boca Chica launch site with a camera installed while recording the progress of the construction of the SpaceX factory.

It appears that the robotic dog is Boston Dynamics’ Robo-Dog, which has been developed for several years and was rented out to businesses last year. Recently, Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot was also officially released to the public.

The robot dog “Zeus” may be a very useful tool for SpaceX, as it has sensors that can collect various types of data such as a 360-degree panoramic camera, which can be used to oversee the launch pad, abnormal noise detection, thermal inspection, and leak detection.

It can be used to inspect starship prototypes during the testing process. In the low-temperature pressure testing process, several starship prototype leaks have caused the entire stainless steel structure to explode.

Boston Dynamics’ robotic dogs have already been put into commercial use after only a few years, indicating that technological progress is much faster than imagined. Does this mean that self-driving technology will also advance earlier than expected?

This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.