TeardexRobots/Parts/Senses
Stereo camera pairs
Cameras arranged in pairs, like two eyes. Comparing the two pictures tells the robot how far away things are. Spot has five pairs around its body, giving it a view in every direction.
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- robots in the database
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- Senses
- brain layer
- Not public
- price
Key numbers
- Pairs
- five
- Picture
- black and white
- View
- 360° around the robot
- Useful range
- 4 m
Source: Boston Dynamics developer docs, About Spot (dev.bostondynamics.com)
Strengths and trade-offs
Our analysisStrengths
Sees all round with no moving parts.
Measures distance without a laser scanner.
Tough, with nothing spinning to wear out.
Trade-offs
Only useful to about 4 metres.
Black and white, so no colour detail.
Needs some light and surface texture to work.
Why robot makers choose it
Our readSpot has to place each foot safely on stairs and rubble. Cameras all round its body show the ground near every leg, which matters more for a walking robot than seeing far away.
This is our reasoning from the public facts. No maker has confirmed it.
Robots using it
This list covers only the robots researched so far. A robot missing here may still use this part.
Numbers and listed prices on this page come from the sources shown. Anything marked as our analysis, our read or our estimate is our own view and has not been confirmed by any company. Last checked 12 Oct 2026. How we verify