Boston Dynamics Spot
DroneDog base; delivered Spot revision unspecified
Asylon Robotics ↗Asylon DroneDog
A Spot-based security system with payload, charging infrastructure, software and human remote operations. Match each autonomy claim to a dated configuration.
DROID RESEARCH · SOURCES CHECKED
What is included beyond the quadruped, and who operates the patrol?
Asylon identifies Spot, its PupPack payload, DroneIQ software and DogHouse charging shelter, with remote human analysts. Its current page describes programmed patrols. The operator model must still be specified for the system you order.
Asylon Robotics ↗Documented system boundaries
Values are supplier documentation, not Droid measurements. Unknown fields remain unresolved.
| Field | Documented value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Base robot | Boston Dynamics Spot | Base-platform relationship, not a complete bill of materials. Asylon Robotics ↗ |
| Security payload | Asylon PupPack | Thermal and electro-optical cameras; exact sensor models unlisted. Asylon Robotics ↗ |
| Mission software | DroneIQ | Programmed and on-demand patrols described; release unspecified. Asylon Robotics ↗ |
| Charging infrastructure | DogHouse | Charging and environmental shelter; configured duty cycle not established. Asylon Robotics ↗ |
| Human operations | Remote analysts can intervene and escalate | A monitored service is not a human-free operating model. Asylon Robotics ↗ |
| Configured runtime | Not established in reviewed sources | Do not substitute a bare Spot specification for runtime with this payload, route and operating service. Evidence status: unknown |
| Current contract price | Not established in reviewed sources | The Caltrans evaluation includes a historical pilot cost, not a current standard offer. Evidence status: unknown |
Implications for a real patrol program
Droid’s analysis and proposed procurement checks:
- Specify who initiates and ends missions, who drives, who verifies alerts and who responds on site. Those are separate responsibilities even when the product is described as autonomous.
- Write acceptance criteria for the delivered version. A supplier roadmap, an older piloted deployment and a current product page answer different questions.
- Price the complete service: robots, payloads, shelters, connectivity, monitoring, maintenance, mobilization and the retained site response team. A platform-only price omits part of the system.
Trace the documented components
These are system-level relationships. They do not establish replaceable parts, a complete bill of materials or compatibility with another supplier’s components.
PupPack
Revision unspecified in reviewed product page
Asylon Robotics ↗DogHouse
Revision unspecified in reviewed product page
Asylon Robotics ↗DroneIQ
Revision unspecified in reviewed product page
Asylon Robotics ↗Still to establish
- Delivered Spot / PupPack / DroneIQ versions and mode of operation
- Measured coverage, weather limits and recovery performance of that configuration
- Current contract inclusions, minimum term and replacement liability
- Installation, network, data-retention and site-response responsibilities
What the pilot must prove
- Separate autonomous route execution from remote driving in the pilot log.
- Include weather holds, charging and repairs in total scheduled time.
- Exercise alert review, escalation and loss-of-connectivity procedures.
- Review a dated, fully configured quote and customer reference with matching conditions.
Keep deployment evidence separate from specifications.
A historical installation may use different hardware, software and staffing. Open the records to inspect the site, period, mode and outcome limits before applying them to this system.
Source record
- DroneDog system and operating service ↗Asylon Robotics · Undated product page; hardware and firmware revisions unspecified · Checked 2026-11-10
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