POMPEII, Italy: Under the amused gaze of many tourists, a robot dog wanders the ancient stone alleys of Pompeii’s famous archaeological park.
Meet Spot, a friendly, yellow-and-black remote-controlled creature with a gangly gait who looks like a dog crossed with an insect – all wrapped up in a robot’s body.
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Visitors view ‘Spot’, a quadruped robot developped by Boston Robotics, as a technician (left) displays its capabilities during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Spot, a quadruped robot developped by Boston Robotics, is displayed inspecting a tunnel during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Spot, a quadruped robot developped by Boston Robotics, is one the latest monitoring operations of the archaeological structures, capable of inspecting the smallest of spaces in complete safety, gathering and recording data useful for the study and planning of interventions, to improve both the quality of monitoring of the existing areas, and to further our knowledge of the state of progress of the works in those areas undergoing recovery or restoration, and thereby to manage the safety of the site, as well as that of workers. — AFP
Pompeii’s site director Gabriel Zuchtriegel poses with ‘Spot’, a quadruped robot developed by Boston Robotics, during its presentation to the media on June 9, 2022 at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Zuchtriegel poses with ‘Spot’, a quadruped robot developed by Boston Robotics, during its presentation to the media on June 9, 2022 at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
‘Spot’ at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Spot’s current mission at Pompeii is to inspect hard-to-access areas of the sprawling ruins, to collect data and alert his handlers to safety and structural problems. — AFP
A drone used for monitoring the site is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
A drone used for monitoring the site is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
A technician handles a drone used to monitor and scan the site as it is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
A drone used to monitor the site is displayed on its take off and landing platform on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
A technicians pilots a drone used to monitor and scan the site as it is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
A technician handles a drone used to monitor and scan the site as it is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Technicians inspect ‘Spot’ during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Visitors view ‘Spot’ at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Spot – who weighs 70 kilograms (154 pounds) and is about the size of a Golden Retriever – is controlled remotely with a tablet and better equipped than people to survey certain areas of the park. — AFP
A technician (rear) drives ‘Spot’, a quadruped robot developped by Boston Robotics, on June 9, 2022 as it is displayed inspecting a tunnel during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Visitors view ‘Spot’, a quadruped robot developped by Boston Robotics, as it is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
Visitors view ‘Spot’, a quadruped robot developped by Boston Robotics, as it is displayed on June 9, 2022 during a presentation to the media at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, near Naples, southern Italy. — AFP
