Paris Underground: Spot Inspects Transportation Infrastructure with RATP Group

# Inspecting Paris’ Public Transportation System with Boston Dynamics’ Spot Robotics

As the city of Paris sleeps, Spot – Boston Dynamics’ quadruped robot – is hard at work inspecting some of RATP Group’s 35,000 civil works components. RATP Group is France’s state-owned public transport operator that maintains the transport system in the Greater Paris area and beyond, operating in London, Hong Kong, Washington, and other major cities worldwide.

With thousands of civil works to inspect each year, the company has turned to mobile robotics to inspect hard-to-reach and hazardous areas in order to keep employees out of harm’s way. Watch Spot navigate and explore RATP Group’s transportation infrastructure in this fascinating video.

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# RATP Group: Innovating for a Better Quality of Life
As the third largest public transport operator in the world, RATP Group has introduced multiple innovations in transport systems, starting with the first automated Metro line in Paris. The company also invented contactless ticketing back in the 1990s, and innovation remains a part of its DNA to this day.

Today, RATP Group continues to innovate to provide better quality services for its customers and a better quality of life in cities. Learn more about their partnership with Boston Dynamics for mobile robotics inspections by reading the [case study on Boston Dynamics’ website](https://www.bostondynamics.com/resources/case-study/ratp).

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As the city of Paris sleeps, Spot is hard at work inspecting some of RATP Group’s 35,000 civil works components. The RATP Group (Autonomous Parisian Transportation Administration), is a French state-owned public transport operator and maintainer for the Greater Paris area. With thousands of civil works to inspect each year, the company has turned to mobile robotics to inspect hard-to-reach and hazardous areas in order to keep employees out of harm’s way.

Learn more: https://www.bostondynamics.com/resources/case-study/ratp