Boston Dynamics | Developer

Integrate Boston Dynamics robots into your applications with the Boston Dynamics Developer Toolkit.

The Toolkit consists of:

Robot APIs to control the robot and read information about the world.
The Python client library and tests.
Documentation.
Example Programs.

Python

Supported Platforms and Versions

The Python client library is supported on the following platforms:

Windows 10
MacOS 10.14 (Mojave)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Python 3.6 and Python 3.7 are supported. Note that Python 3.8 is not supported at this point.

Python 2.7 is not supported. The Python 2 End-Of-Life is coming at the beginning of 2020, and Python developers are encouraged to move to Python 3.

Documentation and tutorials

The Python QuickStart is a step-by-step guide that will get you up and running on the Python libraries, and cover a number of key concepts along the way.

The Python Reference is a detailed reference manual for API calls.

Example Programs:

Hello, Spot! provides a basic template for issuing simple commands to Spot.
WASD is an interactive terminal-based program for controlling Spot via the keyboard. It demonstrates more advanced use of the command system.
The Command Line tool lets you inspect the state of the robot, and demonstrates how to handle errors well.

Contact Us

Email support@bostondynamics.com to get in touch with the Boston Dynamics Support team.