00:28See the future of nuclear
00:29safety in action, this demonstration showcases the powerful integration of a Boston Dynamics
00:35Spot robot with Gamma Reality GRI Lamp System.
00:39By combining agile quadruped robotics with real-time 3D radiation mapping, teams can
00:45now detect, localize, and visualize radiological hazards without putting personnel at risk.
00:50This game-changer technology provides never-before-seen 3D visualizations, ensuring safer and more
00:57efficient inspections in high-stakes environments.
01:00The purpose of today's demonstration was to highlight two very specific systems.
01:05One being the Spot robot system by Boston Dynamics, and the second being the Lamp sensor developed
01:13by Gamma Reality, which is a gamma neutron sensor that does 3D mapping and hotspot overlay in
01:20that 3D mapping.
01:22Today, we are showing the quadruped robot called Spot from Boston Dynamics.
01:27It's a legged mobility platform that allows us to put different payloads and sensors on
01:32top of a robot and move it dynamically through an environment.
01:36Today we had the Lamp system from Gamma Reality, so that is a radiation detection and 3D mapping
01:42device.
01:43Lamp has an integrated LiDAR sensor and a radiation detector, and it creates a real-time 3D map
01:49of the environment and shows you exactly where the radiation sources are.
01:52We had it on the Spot platform, and we deployed it onto the tower to detect some radiation sources.
01:59It was driven autonomously over the MPU-5 mesh network.
02:04If I'm getting ready to walk into an op area that I don't know what the threat is or I
02:08suspect
02:08that there's a threat in there, I can send this robot in beforehand.
02:11I can get a complete 3D image of the environment I'm walking into, I know if there are any threats
02:17in there from people or other types of threats, and I definitely know if there's any chem-bio
02:22or rad threats that can be captured by the sensors on this robot.
02:27We were able to stream those 3D maps in real-time as it was walking around the tower and finding
02:32the sources.
02:32So we got a very vivid and detailed picture of the environment showing where the radiation
02:37sources were within the 3D map that Lamp generated in real-time.
02:41One of the features that I think is really important that has to do with the core piece
02:45of business that Boston Dynamics offers is the integrated arm.
02:49So by having an arm integrated into that quadruped platform, not only are we able to
02:55virtually move up and down steps, as we saw today, or engage with the rubble pile, which
03:00is a pretty complex environment for any type of robot to navigate.
03:04Spot does that really well.
03:06But also, upon entering those environments, you can also use the arm to maybe open a door,
03:11or pick up a suspect package, or make some other manipulation activity that a human would
03:17otherwise have to risk or encounter dose to perform.
03:22So that's what really motivates me to get out here and do these exercises and try different
03:27scenarios to really challenge the robot in environments that are not only dangerous
03:32for a human, but also could end up to be quite deadly.
03:35So working with partners like Gamma Reality and Radico has been great.
03:38We're learning that by equipping Spot with cameras and sensors and payloads, we can keep
03:43people out of harm's way.
03:44Hopefully, we're having that robot take a radiation dose to get a measurement so a human doesn't
03:49have to go in there and have that experience.
03:51Or perhaps make first entry through a door to get a camera feed back to an operator to
03:56determine what kind of environment they're entering, and make a better plan for how they're
04:00going to address their mission.
04:01The huge benefit is, again, that reduced risk to force, right?
04:05So to basically identify any threats and sources that are in the area, and do all this remotely,
04:12getting a nice picture of the environment before anybody ever sets foot in there.
04:26So that we can continue to bring you more great stories from the US military and their allies
04:31around the world.
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