Boston Dynamics Spot(bostondynamics.com)

59 pointsby wojciechpolakvor 7 Jahren8 comments

https://www.bostondynamics.com/spot

8 comments

It'd be really nice if vendors for specialized hardware like this could give at least a ballpark figure without me having to give a bunch of info to some sales rep (if that's even possible; the "Contact Sales" button just brings me to a page with no content - just the header and footer). Will Spot be $50? $500? $5000? $500000? $50000000? How about Handle or Pick? If I don't have a ballpark, I don't know if it's even worth calling for a quote.

This is a problem that seems to be endemic among vendors that sell things to businesses; they always seem to be hush-hush with the price, which strongly suggests to me that they're going to try to screw me.

morbmvor 7 Jahren

“Our general guidance is that the total cost of the early adopter program lease will be less than the price of a car—but how nice a car will depend on the number of Spots leased and how long the customer will be leasing the robot.”

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robo...

kdtopvor 7 Jahren

I figure the old adage still holds: "If you have to ask, it's too much."

yellowapplevor 7 Jahren

What's insane is that vendors will do this even for products that are very obviously not "too much". I shouldn't have to call a sales line and give a bunch of information just to get a ballpark figure on what a urinal cake will cost me, lol.

djohnstonvor 7 Jahren

It seems like they are discouraging individual non corporate purchasers. Can't a man have his robotic dog?

octomiaovor 7 Jahren

I guess it will be quite expensive.

momentmakervor 7 Jahren

black mirror in the making :)

YuccaGloriosavor 7 Jahren

Raas