Snowy Hydro trials robot dog to gather data and perform maintenance work at power station

A robotic dog has been tasked with maintenance work at Snowy Hydro in southern New South Wales. Key points: "Spot" the robot dog has been trialled at Snowy Hydro's Tumut 2 Power Station It was tasked with maintenance work and gathering data Snowy Hydro said it is was looking at how the technology could be best adapted to the site The robot, named Spot, is equipped with a 360-degree camera, light detection and ranging scanning hardware, and a robotic arm. The Boston Dynamics model was adapted by technology company Emesent, which said it would be exploring the site and collecting data about Snowy Hydro's equipment and buildings. Snowy Hydro said it was trialling the technology to investigate ways robotics could improve operations.