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Boston Dynamics (United States)

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Research works
41
▲ 227% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
90.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Boston Dynamics (United States)

Not ranked overall: Boston Dynamics (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Boston Dynamics (United States) work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Boston Dynamics (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (63%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 80.5% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 63.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 31.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 14.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKBoston Dynamics(United States)41fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2663.0%
    2. Computer Science614.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.7%
    1. Psychology24.2%
    2. Social Sciences12.7%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Neuroscience13.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    1. Medicine25.2%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.84× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 4.06× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.60× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.06×3 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.46×1 works
  3. Neuroscience2.84×0 works
  4. Engineering2.60×4 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.06×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×0 works
  7. Psychology0.84×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×0 works
  9. Medicine0.30×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Boston Dynamics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert R. Playter and Gabe Nelson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Dynamics (United States).

  1. 1 Robert R. Playter United States · #1,512,836 worldwide 777 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Gabe Nelson United States · #3,845,094 worldwide 277 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Dynamics (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Boston Dynamics (United States)?

The most cited paper from Boston Dynamics (United States) is "BigDog, the Rough-Terrain Quadruped Robot" (Marc H. Raibert, Kevin Blankespoor, Gabriel M. Nelson et al., 2008), with 1,504 citations. Next come "Biologically inspired climbing with a hexapedal robot" (429) and "Autonomous navigation for BigDog" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 BigDog, the Rough-Terrain Quadruped Robot Marc H. Raibert, Kevin Blankespoor, Gabriel M. Nelson et al. · IFAC Proceedings Volumes Conference paper 2008 1,504
2 Biologically inspired climbing with a hexapedal robot Matthew Spenko, G. Clark Haynes, J. A. Saunders et al. · Journal of Field Robotics Apr 2008 429
3 Autonomous navigation for BigDog David Wooden, Matthew Malchano, Kevin Blankespoor et al. Conference paper May 2010 277
4 Modeling and Experiments of Untethered Quadrupedal Running with a Bounding Gait: The Scout II Robot Ioannis Poulakakis, James Andrew Smith, M. Buehler · The International Journal of Robotics Research Apr 2005 268
5 AQUA: An Amphibious Autonomous Robot Gregory Dudek, Philippe Giguère, Chris Prahacs et al. · Computer 2007 243
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Boston Dynamics (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bipedal Locomotion, Dynamic Walking, Distributed Control, Robotics, Modular Robots, Self-Reconfiguration, Deep Learning and Path Planning.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Bipedal Locomotion8▲ 1037×1 topic
  2. Dynamic Walking8▲ 1037×1 topic
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  4. Distributed Control3▲ 55×2 topics
  5. Modular Robots3▲ 202×1 topic
  6. Robotics3▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Self-Reconfiguration3▲ 202×1 topic
  8. Neural Networks3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  9. Path Planning2▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Actuators2▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Grasping2▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Robot Learning2▲ 153×1 topic
  13. Biomechanics2▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Feedback Control2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Control2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Dynamic Modeling2▲ 86×2 topics
  17. Adaptive Control2▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Multi-Agent Systems2▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Virtual Reality2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  20. Exoskeletons1▲ 149×1 topic
  21. Lower Limb1▲ 149×1 topic
  22. Mobile Robots1▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Human-Robot Interaction1▲ 60×3 topics
  25. Nonholonomic Constraints1▲ 165×1 topic
  26. Trajectory Tracking1▲ 108×1 topic
  27. 3D Mapping1▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Optimal Motion Planning1▲ 53×1 topic
  29. SLAM1▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Sampling-Based Algorithms1▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Eurasian Exchange1▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Game-Based Learning1▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Gamification1▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Silk Roads1▲ 151×1 topic

Which research topics does Boston Dynamics (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Teaching and Learning Programming, Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies and Muscle activation and electromyography studies.

Robot Manipulation and L…1Robot Manipulation and Learning: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksExperimental and Theoret…0Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 0 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…0Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 0 fractional worksRobotic Locomotion and Control: 0 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 0 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…0Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 0 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 0 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 0 fractional worksMotor Control and Adapta…0Motor Control and Adaptation: 0 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsBiomedical Engineering4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  3. 3 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  4. 4 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Robotic Locomotion and Control Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Boston Dynamics (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 227% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Boston Dynamics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000061% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Boston Dynamics (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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