The Contractor shall furnish a Spot Robot, developed and manufactured by Boston Dynamics, with the following specifications - 1. The robot must have applications for many forms of engineering, including but not limited to safety, agriculture, search and rescue, and exploring unsafe environments. At a minimum: a. The robot must have the ability to handle differing designs and implement custom payloads. b. The robot must be programmable. c. The robot’s internal sensor data must be able to be read and processed externally. d. The robot must have a range of sensors (infrared, lidar) that can monitor and recognize surroundings, especially key assets on a factory floor. 2. The robot must support a wide range of applications in industry, safety, agriculture, search and rescue, and exploring unsafe conditions. 3. The robot must support 5G communications. 4. The robot must have advanced engineering techniques that are useful for students to learn, such as 3D point cloud mapping, machine learning, GRPC, and software containerization. 5. The robot must be designed to work alongside people, so it is safe. 6. The robot must offer arm attachment with the following capabilities: a. Arm must be able to perform inspections in an industrial environment. b. Arm must engage a range of manual, semi-automated, and fully-automated manipulation and sensing. c. Control of arm must be activated by an intuitive tablet interface and API for easy control so operators can complete complex manipulation tasks with minimal training. d. Arm API must allow developers to create custom applications, with joint-space control and end-effector control. e. Arm must offer a full range of motion with 6-degrees of freedom and a capable gripper. f. Arm must have pre-programmed ability to open a door and traverse the doorway. g. Arm must have an embedded camera to enable visual inspection underneath, around, and beside equipment. h. Arm must have ability to pick up and use handheld devices, such as Flir handheld thermal cameras, to collect equipment data (Infrared, Acoustics, etc.). 7. The robot must be able to traverse complex terrain like stairs. It cannot be a tread-based system. 8. The robot must be able to do more than carry payloads, the robot will be used for mobile visual and infrared inspection. 9. The Contractor must have SC based support, with a local office no more than 50 miles from the University’s main campus in Columbia.
