Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Spot SDK

The Spot SDK is an open-source SDK for developing applications and payloads for the Spot quadruped robot. Built on gRPC and Protocol Buffers, it provides Python and C++ libraries to control Spot, read sensor and health data, run autonomous missions, and integrate payloads. The SDK ships with example programs, quickstart guides, and concept documentation on dev.bostondynamics.com.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://dev.bostondynamics.com/
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GettingStarted
https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk/blob/master/docs/python/quickstart.md

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
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PythonSDK
https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
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CppSDK
https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-cpp-sdk
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ProductPage
https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/boston-dynamics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: boston-dynamics:spot-sdk
name: Boston Dynamics Spot SDK
description: The Spot SDK is an open-source SDK for developing applications and payloads for the Spot
  quadruped robot. Built on gRPC and Protocol Buffers, it provides Python and C++ libraries to control
  Spot, read sensor and health data, run autonomous missions, and integrate payloads. The SDK ships with
  example programs, quickstart guides, and concept documentation on dev.bostondynamics.com.
humanURL: https://dev.bostondynamics.com/
tags:
- C++
- gRPC
- Payloads
- Python
- Quadruped
- SDK
- Spot
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dev.bostondynamics.com/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
- type: PythonSDK
  url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
- type: CppSDK
  url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-cpp-sdk
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk/blob/master/docs/python/quickstart.md
- type: ProductPage
  url: https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/