Boston Dynamics

Orbit

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Fleet management and data analysis software for Boston Dynamics robots. Orbit provides remote site access, robot operations, inspection analytics, alerts, and workflow integrations across single or multi-site deployments.

Latest update Sep 19, 2026

Orbit

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Current status

Commercially available today. Spot 5.2, released in September 2026, re-architected Orbit around assets rather than inspections so it mirrors CMMS, MES and EAM systems, opened the API to third-party sensors and cameras as the foundation for an MCP layer that lets AI agents dispatch Spot, and added Gemini-powered video inspection plus detection of more than 20 gases, visual vibration analysis and partial-discharge checks. Orbit remains SOC 2 Type II certified, with cloud, on-prem Site Hub, or virtual-machine deployment, and is the shared orchestration layer for Spot, Stretch, and eventually Atlas.

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Specifications3

Deployment Options
Cloud, on-prem Site Hub, or virtual machine
Security
SOC 2 Type II, SSO, multi-site dashboards
AI Inspection
Vision-language model for visual inspections

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Upcoming milestones1

Announced next steps from Boston Dynamics that mention Orbit.

  1. 2026-2027

    Land a first named customer using Spot 5.2 agentic dispatch

    Spot 5.2, released in September 2026, re-architected Orbit around assets rather than inspections, opened the API to third-party PLC sensors and cameras, and described that connectivity as the foundation for an MCP layer that lets AI agents dispatch Spot when business logic fires, for example sending the robot to a pump after a fixed sensor alerts. Gemini-powered AIVI now covers gauges, sight glasses, pallets, 5S boards and video inspections, plus gas sensing, visual vibration analysis and partial-discharge checks. Boston Dynamics has not named a customer running that agentic loop in production. Watch for a first disclosed site that actually lets an enterprise system send Spot rather than a scheduled mission.

  1. Boston Dynamics ships Spot 5.2 with Gemini inspections

    Boston Dynamics released Spot 5.2, rebuilding its Orbit fleet software around assets rather than inspections and opening its API to outside inputs such as PLC sensors and security cameras. The release lays the foundation for an MCP layer that lets AI agents dispatch Spot on their own, for example sending the robot to gather data when a fixed sensor alerts or to a zone where a camera detects movement. Orbit's AI visual inspection is now powered by Google Gemini and trained on industrial data for gauges, sight glasses, pallets and 5S boards, alongside detection of more than 20 gases, video-based vibration analysis and partial-discharge checks.

    Boston Dynamics UPI + Google DeepMind

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