WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—A robotic insurance adjuster? Woodland Hills-based Farmers Insurance announced Monday the company will soon deploy a robot to assist with catastrophe claims and property inspections. The digitally controlled robot will assist claims personnel in the field, in a move the company says will improve safety and efficiency. Farmers Insurance is one of the first national property and casualty insurers to utilize a robotic quadruped, according to the company. “Farmers’ efforts in the area of technology are driven by a long history of innovating for the customer and employee,” company officials said in a statement about the robot, called Spot, which was custom-built for Farmers Insurance by Boston Dynamics. Spot is equipped with sensors and cameras, including a 360-degree camera and site-documentation software. The robot is expected to join claims personnel in the field as early as this fall. Farmers Insurance officials said Spot will help reduce the time …