GURPS Stats for BD's Spot Robot?

[DataPacRat]

Has anyone already put together a 3e Vehicles/Robots writeup for Boston Dynamics' most famous quadruped robot, the dog-like Spot?


I'm poking at some ideas for a near-future SF setting, in which there's some incentive to use real-world off-the-shelf designs. I can find various stats at BD's website for a Spot (eg, https://support.bostondynamics.com/s...specifications , https://www.bostondynamics.com/spot , https://shop.bostondynamics.com/spot ) and its accessories (eg, https://shop.bostondynamics.com/spot-arm , https://shop.bostondynamics.com/spot-EAP ); but GURPS has numbers of its own, which interact with other GURPS rules and gadgets (such as 3D printers, and bullets). If someone else has done any of the work, I'd appreciate being able to save a bit of time. :)

[DataPacRat]

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

Has anyone already put together a 3e Vehicles/Robots writeup for Boston Dynamics' most famous quadruped robot, the dog-like Spot?

Welp, since it seems the answer to my above question is 'no', I've cobbled together a 4e writeup based on Boston Dynamics' published stats, Ultra-Tech's robots, and some guesswork. If you see anything that should be tweaked, feel free to let me know. :)

GURPS: Boston Dyamics Spot+Arm (TL8), v1: -332 points
* Attributes: IQ 2 [-160], ST 13 [30], DX 7 [-60], HT 10 [0]
* Secondary Characteristics: HP 16 [6], Basic Speed 4.25, Basic Move 2 [-10], SM-1 [0]
* Advantages: 360° Vision [25]; Absolute Direction (Requires signal, -20%) [4]; AI (includes Absolute Timing, Digital Mind, Doesn't Sleep, Intuitive Mathematician, Photographic Memory, Reprogrammable) [32]; Doesn't Breathe [20]; DR 2 (Cannot Wear Armor, -40%) [6]; Extra Legs (4 legs) [5]; Indomitable [15]; Machine (includes Immunity to Metabolic Hazards, Injury Tolerance (No Blood, Unliving), Unhealing (Total), no FP) [25]; Modular Abilities (Computer Brain, 1 slot of 1 point) [10]; Telecommunication (Radio; Burst 10x, +30%; Secure, +20%; Video, +40%) [19]; Telecommunication (Cable Jack; Burst 100x, +60%; Video, +40%) [10]; Temperature Tolerance 6 (-5° to 105°) [6]; Unfazeable [15]
* Perks: Accessory (Complexity 3 computer) [1], Accessory (Accelerometer) [1]
* Disadvantages: Automaton (includes Hidebound, Incurious (6), Low Empathy, No Sense of Humor, Slave Mentality) [-85]; Bad Sight (Low Resolution) [-25]; Cannot Learn [-30]; Cannot Speak (Mute) [-25]; Dead Broke [-25]; Electrical [-20]; Ham Fisted (-3) [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; Increased Consumption 2.5 (1.5-hour endurance) [-25]; Maintenance (one person, weekly) [-5]; Numb [-20]; One Arm (Weak, ST 4) [-25]; Restricted Diet (Very Common, batteries) [-10]; Social Stigma (Subjugated) [-20]
* Quirks: Affected by Magnetism [-1]; Cannot float [-1]
* Skills: ?
* Misc: Taboo Trait (Complexity-limited IQ) [0]. $80,000, 90 lbs.

[Sam Baughn]

IQ 2 seems optimistic. I don't see any evidence that it has better than insect-level intelligence. Otherwise it seems about right to me.

[DataPacRat]

Originally Posted by Sam Baughn

IQ 2 seems optimistic. I don't see any evidence that it has better than insect-level intelligence.

I checked my available-to-hand 3e's Bestiary for low-IQ critters; a Jellyfish seems to be about as unintelligent as you can get, and it got an IQ of 2. And Update says 4e IQs are the same as 3e's, other than price, so that's why I picked 2.

Otherwise it seems about right to me.

Good to hear. :)


I've just checked its default skills given the attributes above, and am amused to find its highest are Sports (rugby) 8-, Sex Appeal 7-, and Carousing 6-

(I have an urge to make a comment about Rule 34, but this isn't the forum for such.)

[awesomenessofme1]

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

I checked my available-to-hand 3e's Bestiary for low-IQ critters; a Jellyfish seems to be about as unintelligent as you can get, and it got an IQ of 2. And Update says 4e IQs are the same as 3e's, other than price, so that's why I picked 2.

That... definitely doesn't seem right. Jellyfish literally don't have brains. IQ 2 is as smart as a typical reptile or fish.

[DataPacRat]

Originally Posted by awesomenessofme1

That... definitely doesn't seem right. Jellyfish literally don't have brains. IQ 2 is as smart as a typical reptile or fish.

A quick skim of 3e Bestiary, for recognizable real-world critters with IQ 3 or less:

IQ 1: (none listed)
IQ 2: Jellyfish, Leech, Poisonous Fish
IQ 3: Alligator, Great Barracuda, Electric Eel, Gila Monster, Komodo Dragon, Giant Octopus, Ostrich, Pangolin, Penguin, Piranha, Porcupine, Puffin, Rabbit, Shark, Snake, Sting Ray


I'm open to dropping Spot's IQ to 1, if there are any 4e examples to override my currently-available 3e reference.

[awesomenessofme1]

Originally Posted by DataPacRat

A quick skim of 3e Bestiary, for recognizable real-world critters with IQ 3 or less:

IQ 1: (none listed)
IQ 2: Jellyfish, Leech, Poisonous Fish
IQ 3: Alligator, Great Barracuda, Electric Eel, Gila Monster, Komodo Dragon, Giant Octopus, Ostrich, Pangolin, Penguin, Piranha, Porcupine, Puffin, Rabbit, Shark, Snake, Sting Ray


I'm open to dropping Spot's IQ to 1, if there are any 4e examples to override my currently-available 3e reference.

Sharks and snakes are IQ 2 in 4e.

[sjolly75]

Thanks for this! Pretty timely considering I've been re-reading Ghost Run by J.L. Bourne and it features a robot very similar to this, and I was looking at creating some stats for it.

This gives a great starting point to tweak the stats.