Robot dogs & quadrupeds

Unitree Go2 vs. Boston Dynamics Spot

Both models belong to the “Robot dogs & quadrupeds” category. The table shows all verified values side by side; the higher or cheaper value in each row is highlighted.

Bottom line

Unitree Go2 is cheaper. Unitree Go2 is lighter. Unitree Go2 runs longer on a single charge. Boston Dynamics Spot can carry more.

	Unitree Go2	Boston Dynamics Spot
Price	$1,600 – $32,299	$75,000
Status	Available	Available
Manufacturer	Unitree Robotics	Boston Dynamics
Country	China	United States
Launch	2023	2020
Height	40 cm	61 cm
Weight	15 kg	33.8 kg
Degrees of freedom (total)	12	–
Payload	8 kg	14 kg
Top speed	13.3 km/h	5.8 km/h
Runtime per charge	2 hrs	1.5 hrs
Battery capacity	–	0.56 kWh
Charging time	1.5 hrs	1 hrs
Locomotion	Quadrupedal	Quadrupedal
Ingress protection (IP)	–	IP54
Sensors	4D LiDAR L2 (360°x96°), HD wide-angle camera, Foot force sensors (EDU), 4D LiDAR L2 (360°x96°), 9-axis IMU, ISS 2.0 side-follow (RF vector localization)	360° stereo cameras (obstacle detection, 4 m), 5 stereo camera pairs (360° depth), Optional Spot CAM+, Optional gas sensors, Optional LiDAR kit, 360° LiDAR (optional)
Compute / AI chip	8-core CPU (PRO/X/EDU); EDU optionally Orin 40-100 TOPS	–
AI model	ISS 2.0 side-follow (PRO/X/EDU); OTA updates	Gemini (Orbit AIVI Learning, since 04/2026)
SDK / programming	EDU: open development interfaces, ROS	Spot SDK (API + hardware ICD); Orbit fleet software
Data depth	83%	79%