# boston-dynamics/spot-sdk

Spot SDK repo

Repository: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spot-sdk
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-11T16:40:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2421, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2499, forks 605 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:56.867157+00:00)

## What it is
The Boston Dynamics Spot SDK for developing applications and payloads that control the Spot quadruped robot. It includes a Python client library, gRPC protocol definitions, payload developer documentation, and example programs.

## Use cases
- control a boston dynamics spot robot from python
- read sensor and health data from spot
- develop custom payloads for spot
- build autonomous robot applications
- communicate with spot via grpc api

## When to choose
- you own or operate a Spot robot and want to program it
- you need to integrate Spot sensing or control into custom software
- you are developing hardware or software payloads for Spot

## When to avoid
- you do not have access to a Spot robot
- you need a general-purpose robotics simulator without Spot hardware
- you want an open license - the SDK uses a proprietary Boston Dynamics license

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, robotics, api-framework, documentation
- domain: robotics, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: robot-sdk, boston-dynamics, quadruped-robot, grpc-api, spot-robot, automation

## Member repositories
- boston-dynamics/spot-sdk (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.867157+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:59.819527+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/boston-dynamics/spot-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:56.867157+00:00, sha 4ae3bf2bed3c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.