aid: boston-dynamics
name: Boston Dynamics
description: >-
  Boston Dynamics, a Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary, designs advanced mobile
  robots including Spot (agile quadruped for dynamic sensing and industrial
  inspection), Atlas (electric humanoid for manufacturing), Stretch (warehouse
  case-handling robot), and the Orbit enterprise fleet management platform.
  Boston Dynamics publishes a public, open-source Spot SDK (Python and C++)
  on GitHub built on gRPC and Protocol Buffers for developing applications
  and payloads for Spot; Atlas and Stretch are enterprise products without
  public APIs.
kind: company
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Atlas
  - Boston Dynamics
  - Fleet Management
  - gRPC
  - Hardware
  - Humanoid Robots
  - Industrial Inspection
  - Quadrupedal Robots
  - Robotics
  - Spot
  - Stretch
  - Warehouse Automation
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/boston-dynamics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: boston-dynamics:spot-sdk
    name: Boston Dynamics Spot SDK
    description: >-
      The Spot SDK is an open-source SDK for developing applications and
      payloads for the Spot quadruped robot. Built on gRPC and Protocol
      Buffers, it provides Python and C++ libraries to control Spot, read
      sensor and health data, run autonomous missions, and integrate payloads.
      The SDK ships with example programs, quickstart guides, and concept
      documentation on dev.bostondynamics.com.
    humanURL: https://dev.bostondynamics.com/
    tags:
      - C++
      - gRPC
      - Payloads
      - Python
      - Quadruped
      - SDK
      - Spot
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://dev.bostondynamics.com/
      - type: SourceCode
        url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
      - type: PythonSDK
        url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
      - type: CppSDK
        url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-cpp-sdk
      - type: QuickStart
        url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk/blob/master/docs/python/quickstart.md
      - type: ProductPage
        url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/
  - type: Products
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/
  - type: SpotProductPage
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
  - type: AtlasProductPage
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/atlas/
  - type: StretchProductPage
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/
  - type: OrbitProductPage
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/orbit/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://dev.bostondynamics.com/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.bostondynamics.com/s/
  - type: Training
    url: https://support.bostondynamics.com/s/bdu
  - type: Blog
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/blog/
  - type: News
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/news/
  - type: CaseStudies
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/
  - type: Videos
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/videos/
  - type: Partners
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/partners/
  - type: ContactSales
    url: https://bostondynamics.com/contact/
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-dynamics/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com