Analog, Boston Dynamics to co-develop physical intelligence platform
Companies to co-develop next-generation robotics platform
#UAE #robotics - Abu Dhabi-based physical intelligence company Analog and US robotics manufacturer Boston Dynamics have partnered to deploy physical intelligence across the UAE, beginning with Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robots. The partnership will see Analog become Boston Dynamics’ sole certified reseller, integrator and service partner for the UAE, and premier partner for the Middle East and North Africa. The companies will co-develop a next-generation robotics platform embedding Analog’s neural agent platform Ana with Boston Dynamics robotics systems. Initial deployments are expected to begin with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport, focusing on park inspections, environmental and accessibility monitoring, and preventive maintenance.
SO WHAT? - The Boston Dynamics integration could be a crucial test for Analog’s country-scale World Model, a continuously updating digital representation of the UAE’s physical environment. Founded by former Microsoft HoloLens creator Alex Kipman and backed by Abu Dhabi AI group G42, Analog has built its World Model as proprietary intellectual property that links heterogeneous digital and physical data sources into shared context. The Spot robot deployment will validate how the system can effectively guide real-world robotics operations. Each use case and robot trial will contribute insights that improve the model’s fidelity and demonstrate its capabilities for future deployments around the Emirates and globally.
Here are some key points about the partnership:
G42 group physical intelligence company Analog and Boston Dynamics have formed an alliance to deploy physical intelligence across the UAE, beginning with Spot quadruped robots.
The deal will sea Analog become Boston Dynamics’ sole certified reseller, integrator and service partner for the UAE and a premier partner for the Middle East, North Africa. Meanwhile, the two companies plan to co-develop a next-generation robotics platform integrating Analog’s neural agent Ana.
Initial deployments will begin with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport, focused on park and public realm inspections, environmental quality monitoring and accessibility assessments as a first step toward wider service across the Emirate’s assets.
The partnership deploys physical intelligence combining Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots with Analog’s World Model infrastructure, enabling AI that perceives with sensors, builds shared context and coordinates actions with robots and infrastructure safely in real time.
The UAE’s country-scale world model is designed and operated by Analog as sovereign national infrastructure and core intellectual property. The model is updated continuously to support real-time decisions, improve service delivery and enable safe robot operation and coordination.
Ana, the Analog neural agent, provides decision support informed by the World Model, allowing operators to query real-time conditions such as heat impacts on streets or parks requiring maintenance crews whilst guiding robots to plan, navigate and act in context.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot delivers agile four-legged mobility, able to climb stairs, traverse rough ground and host modular sensor payloads. Deployments in the UAE will contribute use-case-specific insights to the world model fabric, linking digital and physical data sources.
The platform is designed in Abu Dhabi and ready to ship worldwide, empowering creation of adaptive ecosystems that scale district by district whilst safeguarding public data and welcoming new sensors and robots as they arrive.
Analog is an independent operating company based in Abu Dhabi with lead investment from G42 Group, partnered with UAE and Abu Dhabi governments to create the first city and nation-scale solutions in physical intelligence.
ZOOM OUT - Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has become the most recognisable mobile robotics platform in recent times. The robot’s first demo video has been watched more than 23 million times on YouTube. The four-legged robot uses five stereo cameras to create 3D maps of surroundings, navigate unpredictable environments, climb stairs and replan routes around obstacles autonomously. With 14 kilogramme payload capacity and robust API for custom applications, Spot has found deployment across industrial inspection in manufacturing plants and power stations, public safety applications including bomb threat assessment and building collapse scenarios, and construction site monitoring. Starting at approximately $74,500, costs per unit can reach beyond $150,000 for specialised configurations. Thousands of spot units now operate globally.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]