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Boston Dynamics deployed an AI visual inspection system called Orbit AIVI (Artificial Intelligence Visual Inspection) that analyzes images captured by its Spot robot to automatically flag safety hazards, equipment issues, and site anomalies for industrial customers.
Details
The Orbit platform uses vision-language models and cloud-hosted machine learning models to process images taken by the Spot robot during autonomous facility patrols. The system can answer queries such as yes/no questions, numeric readings, or descriptive assessments, and flags issues like spills, missing fire extinguishers, pallet status, and equipment wear. As of April 2026, Boston Dynamics integrated Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 model into the AIVI and AIVI-Learning systems, enabling more complex spatial reasoning and instrument reading.
Products affected
SpotOrbitOrbit AIVIOrbit AIVI-Learning
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Boston Dynamics: Boston Dynamics deployed an AI visual inspection system called Orbit AIVI (Artificial Intelligence Visual Inspection) that analyzes images captured by its Spot robot to automatically flag safety hazards, equipment issues, and site anomalies for industrial customers (data as of 2026-07-09) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/aea9f50a-16c5-499e-a5b2-99c1f8eed238. Accessed October 7, 2026.
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- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/aea9f50a-16c5-499e-a5b2-99c1f8eed238
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- July 9, 2026
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Other practices by Boston Dynamics
Data AnalysisBoston Dynamics announced a partnership with IFS in November 2025 to integrate its Spot inspection robots with IFS.ai, an agentic AI system that converts robot-collected field data into automated maintenance decisions and work orders.OtherBoston Dynamics uses reinforcement learning and supervised learning from human demonstrations to train its Atlas humanoid robot to perform autonomous industrial tasks such as part sequencing in automotive manufacturing.ProductivityBoston Dynamics deployed its Stretch robot, which uses computer vision and machine learning to autonomously identify and move boxes in warehouses, currently being used by logistics and retail customers including Gap Inc.
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