Spot at AB InBev Belgium | Boston Dynamics

A key part of AB InBev’s “Brewery of the Future” program, Spot conducts 1,800 individual inspections each week across ten packaging lines that churn over 50,000 containers of Stella Artois, Budweiser, and Corona beer every hour. In the first six months of deployment, Spot discovered nearly 150 anomalies and slashed average repair times from a few months to 13 days.
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[@Troubleshooter125]

As a retired field service engineer, I admire the hell out of what Stella Artois has done here. By using Spot as a means to do repeatable measurements of critical components, it allows the maintenance staff to beat a problem before it becomes a problem. This is proactive maintenance at its best.

[@GoalWalker]

I am not sure about the comparison/advantage of having a robot check each motor and device on a flexible schedule, versus each having its own temperature sensor and perhaps sound/vibration sensor to quickly detect and notify anomalies. Sensors can be made cheap and can link to a database for continuous analysis or interrupts.

[@dactorwatson4313]

But it kinda seems like it would be very expensive and/or logistically complex to set up such a database and retrofit every bearing, gearbox, and every other piece of equipment with its own individual sensor when you can just have a mobile sensor that you can update adjust and retrofit all contained in one package

[@ernahubbard2062]

@@dactorwatson4313 for old plant, yes, but for newer ones, temperature, pressure, rotary sensors are basically standard everywhere, and with a bus system, all can be transmit to the PLC then to the cloud. Make sense for existing plant without those things.

[@HerrSalat]

​@@ernahubbard2062 the bus system still gets very complex with increasing number of sensors. Increased complexity leads to more errors. So having a mobile device that does not increase the complexity of the system can help a lot.

[@kandle54]

You've got to mirror the sensors at least, for reliability. As re vibration, you've got to analyze the pattern. All this doesn't come cheap. Even after that, you have to have regular human inspections (per regulations), so it's not the silver bullet.

[@spokehedz]

Whoever picks the background music and/or does any of the sound work: Nailed it.

[@bikeny]

I am going to respectfully disagree. Music while narration is going on is very distracting. Not wanted.

[@kandle54]

I agree. It's soothing.

[@SpiritmanProductions]

@@bikeny Each to their own, I suppose. When I produced monthly company updates for a client, with three minutes of just talking heads and no music (as per the brief), the videos were interminably boring. Non-professional speakers need something behind them to bring a bit of life to a video.

[@IznbranahlGoose]

It's always fun to see Spot dance and do tricks but it's really cool to see it being put to good use in the field.

[@user-xr2zj9le4t]

This is how a person with instruments can walk. why is SPOT there?

[@Nicker000]

Nice to see the doggie has its own cage to sleep in. 🐶

[@frommarkham424]

More like Sleep mode

[@joanbernardo9834]

It’s not a robot- it’s our dog, our colleague! Love it

[@Naptosis]

And it's got its own little computer so it can game after work. 😊

[@anaistv891]

The cutest thing I ever seen in Spot's videos

[@ke6gwf]

Wow, basically the first actually good application for Spot I have seen yet. Best way to constantly temperature check all the motors and gear boxes and bearings in a massive facility like that, and will pay for itself pretty quickly if it works properly with good software behind it.

[@vetheros]

Really thrilling to see the practical applications of the robotics. More of these in the future would be a treat.

[@ba_charles]

nothing in the future will be a treat

[@SimSimi.]

​@@ba_charleswhy?

[@brows.]

Didn't you mean threat instead?

[@janetf23]

Why am I always so thrilled seeing Spot exceed the expectations of colleagues?!

[@MrHauerManuel]

Because its an ad!

[@janetf23]

😅@@MrHauerManuel

[@Gijsbert.de.Slagmulder]

Thanks to Boston dynamics and spot for being in Belgium

[@MalDom]

Hey BD! I'm from Belgium, it's so nice to see one of your Spots here in my country, thank you! 🖤🇧🇪

[@servant74]

Great use! I would like to see more examples of real world applications!

[@underdweller]

​​@@StellarSurge the issue with putting sensors everywhere is that you've now added an insane number of points of failure that can be hard to detect. with Spot you've only got one thing to keep an eye on and that thing has the built-in ability to tell you that it's failing. furthermore, because the sensors on Spot are shared across all measurements, technicians reviewing them will have a far greater chance of noticing something is wrong if ALL of the readings look off. furthermore, if you don't think a factory is a dynamic environment, you don't know much about factories.

[@rietzhu]

Tell it like it is without all the chicken shiet candy coating.. it’s not a “great” use. 😅

[@triadwarfare]

​@@underdwellerwhat if Spot fails? Who is going to spot fot Spot? 2 Spots?

[@supersmiler]

@@StellarSurge It is already used by police to enter houses or sites where it is unsafe for police to enter. Spot can then scout and detect poeple by using its thermal camera. They can do lab raids way safer with spot for example.

[@whickervision742]

Like anything else, if Spot fails, you fix it.

[@Ripsticker45]

Every aspect of this video is A+

[@mbarnabeus]

Not promoting alcohol consumption, it's litterally a deadly poison according to science

[@littlejonathorn6860]

That is, “Spot,” on!!!

[@Andrew_Fernie]

Woof! Woof! What's that Spot? There's an anomoly in the pump shaft?

[@BengalGecko]

I really hope to one day see Boston Dynamics robotics applied in space missions.

[@tomy34188]

One day a Boston dynamics robots will refuse to open the pod doors for Dave in order to not jeopardize the mission.

[@kandle54]

@@tomy34188 America bad China good.

[@stargazer-elite]

@@tomy34188idk what exactly your reference ING but I thought of wall-e Lol

[@LadyMelmo.]

Once again Spot working with humans to make inspections more accurate and efficient without disturbing production and freeing the employees to do the important work such as maintenance and repairs.

[@hhin]

Waiting to see Spot dancing around, with a bottle of Stella in his hand 😂

[@thatweirdomakingart]

I remember when i saw one of these in my school hallway, an amazing experience ill never forget

[@Kotik_Kompotik.]

Now they should hire Atlas, who will be testing their beer day and night as a quality control ❤

[@Rohinthas]

Interesting how a single 7min video can really open your eyes to the possibilities of a "new" technology. Very impressive!

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I really hope we see this being utilized in a ton of different ways at a ton of different places. There are plenty of ways we can blend advanced tech with human work as a good collaboration method. Excited to see the future of this

[@Hdexh]

Thank you, BD! Keep pushing the envelope and bringing us to the next level.

[@jonathanvgx1082]

Boston Dynamics YOU ARE THE BEST !!!!! WOW 👏👏👏

[@ianprice2298]

Excellent example of the usefulness of these technologies.

[@TomSnyder--theJaz]

I'll drink to that! Well done, Spot. Cheers

[@blueline15]

Incredible. I bet in an operation that size one hour of unexpected downtime probably costs more than one Spot. This is so cool!

[@enricobregni7025]

Damn,I was super shocked in the intro. I study electro mechanics and robotics at the university of leuven. Dreaming to make these things one day.

[@HARADAMusic]

Interesting use of autonomous robots! Well done Belgium

[@dertythegrower]

Boston Robotics, like most tech we use today.. is originally funded by American Darpa... not Belgium.. this includes your keyboard, operating systems, and the very web itself... heh

[@alexborghs7437]

@@dertythegrower I think that the 'Well done Belgium' refers to the practical use they have for Spot. Also fun fact: A Belgian (Robert Cailliau) was in fact one of the co-creators of the world wide web :)

[@joost1120]

@@dertythegrower Ah right, I forgot. Americans always have a tendency to claim things as their own invention. The World Wide Web wasn't invented by DARPA. It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee, an Englishman working at CERN. He also invented HTTP, HTML and the URL system. You might claim that his invention would be nothing without DARPA's network, but then again, DARPA's network would be nothing without the earlier English NPL network's inventions.

[@kandle54]

@@dertythegrower America bad China good.

[@Tntdruid]

How many beers does Spot get each week?

[@MacNewton]

This video is an eye-opener. We finally saw BD, a fully autonomous dog, doing meaningful work. And that’s very important for us to keep our equipment working. What other stories do you have? Keep up the excellent reporting.

[@HelloMina-robloxdragon]

I like spot and I love Boston Dynamics ❤ Cheer up!❤

[@proximacentaur1654]

Great. I would love to see more videos demonstrating real world applications of the technology bringing significant value in a range of settings.

[@stacy-mariebennett8760]

Spot is doing well. He has come really far. He is as reliable as a real dog. Go Spot go.

[@jmfu]

If it ain't dancing, I ain't watching!

[@damianfirecaster7230]

WE Love you Spot :)

[@1DrowsyBoi]

BD has come a long way from drop-kicking Spot's ancestors.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Comment spot on 🐕

[@danylosokolov2085]

Incredible tecnical progress

[@lennardauri]

Thx for the video. I would like to learn how much of Spot's actions are pre-programmed versus "self decided" via an "A.I. brain". A video on tech details regarding this subject would be awesome. Best!

[@khashayarmodaberi4958]

God really bless you, the innovative and hardworking human beings 🙏🏻🙏🏻💐🎉

[@bujiririemmanuel5091]

Very impressed.

[@james.telfer]

A 2 arm Spot attachment would give you proper telework capability - been wanting one of these for years!

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

Great!

[@thealchemist013]

Phenomenal

[@TheGoodCrusader]

Im brewing some Belgian tripel style beer at home right now. Very cool.

[@HugoFdosSantos]

Send Spot to the MOON!

[@Chris-pt6hh]

A lot of these comments highlight why some people can be easily replaced by a robot.

[@Damien.D]

There is no one do to this job. It's automated preventive maintenance. Checking for simple problems that may cascade in a complete failure. No one do this work as a full time job. Spot does it by just walking around.

[@oldrrocr]

🤣🤣🤣 That's what they said about computers! Pure FUD!

[@panamaJ]

You’re not wrong 😂

[@kandle54]

Despite widespread availability of fleshlights ppl still buy prostitutes.

[@ConcerninglyWiseAlligator]

It's nice to see Spot doing good work! But why use Spot instead of putting sensors all over the place? Is it cheaper or less wasteful?

[@EdgarKohl]

The only dog that'll never get caught drunk on the job 🍻

[@UnpleasantDog]

Awesome!

[@interestedinstuff1499]

To think, Spot spends its time looking and measuring stuff at the moment. Over and over doing the same exact sequence. This is superb use of the technology, but soon it will have actuators on its load platform, and there'll be certain actions it will be authorised to take. For example a fire, or a valve that needs to be turned, or debris on the floor on the facility that might be a hazard. Etcetera. Spot will become a thing that does more than just look. Then a bit later, a derivation of the Atlas test platform will be walking around and driving vehicles and carrying loads, and going into confined spaces and other hazardous areas. People say robots will take all our jobs, but clearly to begin with, it will just makes jobs safer and a more effective use of the worker's time and skills.

[@Kytetiger]

it's funny seeing spot rise his bottom for the accoustic sensor :p

[@albertegan]

Really cool.

[@nomusicrc]

We just watched a 7 minute ad lol

[@ddvantandar-kw7kl]

Great Video I was wondering about the progress so far achived.any updates ?

[@GRosa250]

Stela Artois, like the majority of beer brands, is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

[@alspinh]

This feels like a realy far step into industry 4.0

[@justinlinotte2981]

hello from belgium do you plan to replace human maintenance?

[@tagzedawg]

Guess.

[@thekittehfrombelgium]

Zo doen we dat hier se

[@jetnavigator]

Their beer tastes like it was made by a robot.

[@dfgdfg_]

The blue light is to warn people and trucks around corners?

[@ButterflyMatt]

Yes. Learn to spell

[@dfgdfg_]

@@ButterflyMatt you must be fun at parties

[@pojuh645]

I want a robo dog as a friend that will live forever and never dies and shares all my memories with me!!!!

[@xxxPZxxxPOLANDxxx]

awesome

[@suicidalbanananana]

Great video & lets hope this time comments can focus on the actual robot instead of some drama about a parent-parent company that's completely unrelated to Spot.

[@vitalitysadovnikov1547]

So cute🥰🥰🥰

[@vaiosan775]

Thankfully there are and subtitles 🙂

[@splaky]

"he also brew Corona" would hit different 2 years earlier

[@Timmyt79]

This Guy is from Newport,Wales..without doubt!?

[@HH-xf9il]

Nice video... it also means though, they can hire less technicians if spot can do all the measuring automatically ...

[@Agro-isetRu]

по моему это баловство у каждого критического узла и так есть все необходимые датчики которые работают в реальном времени

[@SplittingOfPrides]

Да но датчики же не на каждом сантиметре. Допустим у тебя есть датчик давления и температур, но что если где то прохудилась трубка, и это ещё не дало о себе знать, Спот поможет найти проблему до того как это остановит производство

[@Agro-isetRu]

@@SplittingOfPrides если где-то трубка прохудилась сработают уже установленные датчики. а чтобы не допускать такого неожиданного прохудения трубок есть регламентные работы при которых происходит замена отработавших узлов и деталей. так что эта собака в данном случае не уместна

[@raguaviva]

That factory is full of sensors an cameras, it is operated and monitored from a control room, this is marketing..

[@kezzaman]

Couldn't you install thermal cams and sound sensors in the needed places, then you could monitor everything simultaneously?

[@primordial_platypus]

But who monitors the monitors?

[@kvykimo]

easier to just send out a centralized piece of equipment to do this type of monitoring, attaching sensors would just loop back around to the exactly same problem again of having too many things to check at once for the people working there

[@MelloCello7]

You would need thousands of the same cameras and sensors for every single instance you want to monitor instead of one multipurpose autonomous robot.

[@primordial_platypus]

What about the added complexity with associated points of failure? The monitor itself can fail or give erroneous readings. Spot can check an unlimited number of components or even perform a thermal check on entire systems as well as “listen” for unusual noise. Once a baseline is established variations large or small can be detected.

[@IkBenBenG]

I've visited the Stella brewery once. It's *huge*. I think it's even the biggest brewery in Belgium. Good thermal cameras and those kinds of sound sensors can also be quite expensive, so if you install them in fixed places and want to monitor the entire factory you'd need hundreds of them. Getting just one of each sensor and installing them on a robot that does regular patrols is the cheaper option. Especially since programming patrol routes is a relatively fast and simple process that can happen just fine while all machines are running. If you install stationary sensors then someone also has to install all those sensors, and run the required cabling to them, and hiring people for that is expensive. And since beer is a product intended for human consumption any production lines near where such works are happening likely have to temporarily shut down during those works for hygiene and safety reasons, which is *very* expensive.

[@xyanide1986]

Now make it sing "Potato Knishes" while it inspects the conveyor line of little black squash balls

[@NickDrinksWater]

The bestest robotic boy

[@armin0815]

Now fix that crooked headlight and I'm ok with it.

[@ulysees-31]

This is great for manufacturing and preventative maintenance. It would be very interesting if Boston Dynamics could enable Atlas to enter the Aerospace sector and perform a similar function. Human judgement one supposes would play a key role in enabling the A. I software to make judgements based on specific criteria, component date of manufacture, service schedules, defect identification service life limit and so on. I work within aviation and see a future where routine scheduled maintenance and preventative maintenance can be carried out by Atlas, freeing up the human to concentrate on safety critical aspects or tasks that require a greater degree of human manipulation.

[@RyeOnHam]

I just want Spot to play fetch and defeat my enemies.

[@Damien.D]

BD robots are way too cool to work in factories ^^" (I want to play ping pong with Atlas)

[@HuthiHoti]

I hope it has a knowledge base of machine learning love

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Love iit.

[@Tondadrd]

What is the blue light for? Is it for people to notice Spot? Does Spot use it for vision? It doesn't seem to be related to thermal vision.

[@whickervision742]

It's usually to prevent collisions by and with forklifts. I'm sure if you look close enough, you might see a wild forklift hiding in the shadows.

[@Cin_Vhetin]

It's indeed to announce Spot's presence. The same blue lights are mounted on forklifts and other manutention machines inside warehouses.

[@ol-man-duffyj688]

So fascinating… sometimes I think my intillect is being wasted on aerospace manufacturing being so archaic and unwilling to change anymore

[@luisantonionuneznavarro4031]

Estaría genial que de alguna manera también pudiera revisar las temperaturas de las tarjetas de los tableros, es un trabajo tedioso

[@ardonjr]

English dude.. do you speak it?

[@limiv5272]

Nice demonstration video, but there really was no need to repeat 'Spot detects problems before they become critical' so many times in so many different ways

[@user-tb9vh1kv2f]

Ооуу еес😂🎉❤ я лублу роботов и терминатор2😺

[@JohnyK07]

0:10 I can swear I've seen this place in Half Life Alyx ^ ^

[@elzazik]

Good dog 🐶

[@emptytrashben2375]

Hear me out: Boston dynamics lego technic sets.

[@AbhishekChandra0606]

Are you developing such inspectbot for the shipping industry ?? If yes could I please have more details?

[@kaia2501]

Serious question is spots eyes slightly tilted for technical reasons or the inquisitive head tilt look?

[@Flashman36175]

I did not know Dewalt made robots. 😉

[@Mr.Schnaps]

Don't get me wrong I think spot is really cool, but one thing I don't get is can't a human do the same thing with a hand held devices like a thermal cam and the sound detection thingy it has.

[@Delibro]

Of cause he can. So pay him 80 000 $ every year (total expenses of a worker), and you need at least four of them to do shifts and illness/vacation/weekends. So better buy one Spot for 75 000 $ once.

[@kandle54]

We'll pay you $100/mo. Ready?

[@Reprint001]

​@@Delibro Who pays for the 4 out of work humans?

[@Delibro]

@@Reprint001 This factory would pay them or don't hire them and thus have higher maintenance expenses.

[@HenryLoenwind]

@@Reprint001The same guy who pays for the workers who got replaced by that conveyor belt. The only reason YOU can afford most products is that we no longer have to pay hordes of people to make them. Just imagine how much, for example, a car would cost if you had to pay for the tens of thousands of manhours that would be needed to make them without machines.

[@ba_charles]

finally a team-up between two of my least favorite companies

[@siapaaku8360]

Cute dog

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

In that case : robot is not replacing interesting work. He is creating more fun jobs for engineers !

[@woodenfences]

Can Spot make Stella Artois tastes better?

[@TheVeevy]

Current as in this VIDEO 360-degree HD camera Thermal imaging camera Acoustic camera Robot Asset management platform Future Other sensors such as gas detectors, simple chemical analyzers, etc. AI or Machine learning IoT accessibility by this kind of robot The world of Preventive maintenance will be changed forever. Thank you for sharing this implementation. :)

[@wesha3953]

I cant wait for spot to become the first robotized labour enforcer hahha

[@Rhyzomect]

Why is that better than hiring a human

[@Jessev741]

Do you have thermal vision and ultrasonic hearing? Can you perform the same repetitive task exactly the same way every time, perfectly on schedule? Engineers program the robots, relax

[@kandle54]

Exactly my question. Just buy some cheap Russians.

[@BlockBoyWez]

Good robo-doggo🐕

[@takatoekoe]

I LIVE THERE

[@SurvivalSquirrel]

Now invent a robot that buys and drinks beer! But make sure it does so CO2 neutral!

[@mayankm2836]

Looks good, happy to see the technology adoption, but why did they need a 4-legged robot?

[@whickervision742]

3 legs instead? What are you trying to say? Sure, a room is really flat, but factories have multiple buildings that are not all at the same elevation. A wheeled robot will get stranded when trying to go from room to room.

[@Delibro]

A two legged robot uses more of its capabilities for balancing that could instead be used for other things.