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Boston Dynamics

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35 articles accelerating

Boston Dynamics has appeared in 35 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Atlas, Hyundai, Aaron Saunders, Boston Dynamics'.

Articles
35
mentions
Velocity
+200.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.000
velocity change
Sources
13
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-11-19
Bloomberg

Boston Dynamics says its robot dog Spot is used by 60+ US and Canadian bomb squads and SWAT teams, with ~2K units deployed globally, five years after its debut

Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk.” X: @heysamantha . Mastodon: @eff@mastodon.social X: Samantha Murp...

2022-10-07
Axios 15 related

Six robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, pledge not to support the weaponization of their products and say adding weapons will erode trust in robots

the provider of a bot model that was outfitted with a machine gun and later a RPG launcher—make the same pledge. https://www.pcmag.com/... @litcapital : That's exactly what you'd say right before weap...

2021-05-01
New York Times 6 related

NYPD says it has canceled its contract with Boston Dynamics and will return the Spot robotic dog, amid backlash about the robot's surveillance capabilities

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Quarterly Coverage

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TEXXR tracks 38 Techmeme articles mentioning Boston Dynamics, dating back to February 2015. The biggest stories include Boston Dynamics debuts an electric version of its humanoid robot Atlas for commercial... and Softbank is buying robotics firms Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet. Frequently covered alongside Hyundai, Atlas, Boston Dynamics', Aaron Saunders, and Spot. Coverage has shifted toward funding themes and away from research.

Key Moments

2025Q3research -50pts; funding +50pts
2026Q1research -33pts; funding -17pts

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