Side-by-side, with the numbers that matter.

Two rigs, one table. Higher numbers win in cobalt; TDP and price flip.

Rig A

Intel / HPE · workstation

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Rig B

Boston Dynamics · edge

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Spec	Aurora	Boston Dynamics Spot
Accelerator	Intel Data Center GPU Max	—
Architecture	HPE Cray EX with Intel Exascale Compute Blade	—
Battery WH	—	564
Canonical Name	—	Boston Dynamics Spot
Commercial Release Year	—	2,020
Cores	9,264,128	—
CPU	Intel Xeon CPU Max 9470 52C 2.4GHz	—
Current Price Published	—	false
Deployment Status	—	commercial
DOF	—	12
Form factor	—	quadruped
FOV Degrees	—	360
Installation Year	2,023	—
Interconnect	HPE Slingshot-11	—
IP Rating	—	IP54
Joints PER LEG	—	3
Legs	—	4
Length IN	—	43.3
Length MM	—	1,100
Location	DOE/SC/Argonne National Laboratory	—
Manufacturer	Intel / HPE	—
MAX Slope Degrees	—	30
MAX Speed M S	—	1.6
MSRP (USD)↓ better	—	74,500
Operating Temp MAX C	—	55
Operating Temp MIN C	—	-20
Operating Temp MIN C ABS	—	20
Payload DC Voltage MAX V	—	58.8
Payload DC Voltage MIN V	—	35
Payload KG	—	14
Payload LBS	—	30.9
Payload Power W PER Port	—	150
Power KW	38,698.36	—
Range M	—	4
Recharge Minutes	—	60
Rmax Pflops	1,012	—
Rpeak Pflops	1,980.01	—
Runtime Minutes	—	90
Standing Height MM	—	610
Status Checked	—	2026-09-24
Step Height MM	—	300
Top500 Rank Jun2026	4	—
Top500 Rank Nov2025	3	—
Vendor	—	Boston Dynamics
Weight KG	—	33.8
Weight LBS	—	74.5
Width IN	—	19.7
Width MM	—	500