Inside the AssetRobotics & Automation
Practical resources for planning automated inspections, collecting useful data, and learning from field deployments.
Inspection strategy & asset reliability
Start with the inspection question: what data is missing, how often is it needed, and how will the team act on it?
Manual vs. Fixed vs. Automated Inspections
Compare manual rounds, fixed sensors, and mobile robots across coverage, data quality, safety, and inspection costs.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Publisher access or registration may be required.Understanding the Data Behind Asset Reliability
How consistent inspection data and automated collection can support asset reliability and better maintenance decisions.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Meet Chevron’s New Energy Watchdog
See how Chevron uses Spot inspection rounds to collect equipment data and support decisions at operating facilities.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Resources from Boston Dynamics
Explore all eleven selections below. Featured topics change throughout the series; the complete collection stays available.
Planning automated inspections
Compare approaches and prepare an inspection program that fits the facility.
Getting Started With Spot
Planning considerations for deploying Spot, from infrastructure readiness and clear objectives to integration and scaling.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Publisher access or registration may be required.Manual vs. Fixed vs. Automated Inspections
Compare manual rounds, fixed sensors, and mobile robots across coverage, data quality, safety, and inspection costs.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Publisher access or registration may be required.Your Guide to Automating Industrial Inspection
An introductory guide to using mobile robots for routine inspections, remote visibility, and predictive maintenance.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Publisher access or registration may be required.Reliability, data & facility management
Connect repeatable observations to condition monitoring and maintenance decisions.
Understanding the Data Behind Asset Reliability
How consistent inspection data and automated collection can support asset reliability and better maintenance decisions.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗A New Approach to Predictive Maintenance Challenges
A look at gaps in manual and fixed sensing, and how automated inspection rounds can support predictive maintenance.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Maintain Accurate Digital Twins with Autonomous Reality Capture
How routine autonomous reality capture can help keep facility models aligned with changing conditions on site.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗From Inspections to Intelligent Facility Management
An overview of how robotics and AI can support maintenance, safety, security, and compliance through routine facility data.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Publisher access or registration may be required.Inspection applications & field examples
Explore sensing methods and documented deployments, with their original dates and context.
The Challenges and Solutions of Air Leak Sensing
Explore compressed-air leak detection methods and the role of automated acoustic inspections in finding costly losses.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Publisher access or registration may be required.Meet Chevron’s New Energy Watchdog
See how Chevron uses Spot inspection rounds to collect equipment data and support decisions at operating facilities.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗What is Acoustic Imaging?
Learn how acoustic cameras visualize sound to help locate air, gas, and vacuum leaks during industrial inspections.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Autonomous Detection of Combustible Gas Leaks
Jason Acerbi recounts a historical Spot deployment that detected combustible gas and helped a plant team locate and address a leak.
Read at Boston Dynamics ↗Selected resources supplied by Boston Dynamics. Original publication dates are shown; these are educational resources, not current product announcements. Brief previews link to the publisher’s complete content. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of Inside the Asset or any products or services. Historical deployments may use earlier equipment configurations.
Jason Acerbi is an executive at MFE Inspection Solutions, a Boston Dynamics reseller and technology partner. His original guides and interviews remain separate from these publisher resources.