After showing the world how funny his lamp robots were, making Spot one of the best known machines, he has been working in less unexpected places. In his resume, missions are listed as co-shepherd of flocks on New Zealand farms; j helped the Singapore authorities to patrol the streets during the isolation imposed by COVID-19; and was recently listed for purchase, for about 74,500 dollars.
Apparently, Boston Dynamics also rents the robots, and this time it was Ford who needed your services. Spot and his partner Fluffy will be in charge of helping with the remodeling of the Michigan plant, namely doing a scan of the facilities, collecting the data necessary for architects to carry out design renovations. With the help of robots, the manufacturer intends to save time and money in the process, he said in a statement.
The robots are equipped with five cameras and are capable of capturing the installations in 360 degrees, with the advantage of going up and down stairs without getting tired. Through scans, engineers get a better view of what the building's floors are like, and what changes have been made over the years that have not been recorded and documented.
Ford explains that before using the buttons, the process of redesigning the building was done with trips, with technicians moving from side to side, stopping at different locations and stopping five minutes at each site waiting for the scan with the laser. The process could take about two weeks to complete, and with the help of Spot and Fluffy, the process is done in half the time.
This first experiment, robots depend on a local operator, but these can then be controlled remotely. And if all goes well, Ford already thinks of giving them more work in the future in other facilities