EPE, Boston Dynamics announce partnership for ‘Spot’ public safety variant in Indo-Pacific

Spot serves as a critical asset, reducing risk by being the first to enter and assess potentially dangerous scenarios, assisting incident commanders, providing rapid situation awareness, inform decision making and de-escalating hazardous situations.

“This collaboration brings the advanced public safety Spot package to defence, public safety and first responder agencies in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia,” a public statement from EPE said.

“EPE and Boston Dynamics share a common mission – to protect and empower humans operating in hazardous environments.

“With over 450 robots and thousands of sensors already deployed in defence and public safety sectors, EPE continues to lead the way in shaping the future of robotics and autonomous systems in Australia.”

The robotic platform is equipped with a self-righting feature and allows operators to issue simple commands to autonomously navigate complex environments.

Robert Dougherty

Robert is a senior journalist who has previously worked for Seven West Media in Western Australia, as well as Fairfax Media and Australian Community Media in New South Wales. He has produced national headlines, photography and videography of emergency services, business, community, defence and government news across Australia. Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Public Relations and Journalism at Curtin University, attended student exchange program with Fudan University and holds Tier 1 General Advice certification for Kaplan Professional. Reach out via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via LinkedIn.