Stretch, warehouse robot, Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Meet Stretch, a prototype of our new robot designed to automate box moving tasks in warehouses and distribution centers. Stretch’s mobile base allows it to go to where repetitive box lifting is required - unloading trucks, building pallets of boxes and order building. Stretch makes warehouse operations more efficient and safer for workers.

Stretch’s technology builds upon our decades of advancements in robotics to create a flexible, easily integrated solution that can be deployed in any warehouse.

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Stretch is a box-stacking, pallet-moving robot from the company that created the world's most famous robotic dog, Spot.

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Meet Stretch, a prototype of our new robot designed to automate box moving tasks in warehouses and distribution centers. Stretch’s mobile base allows it to go to where repetitive box lifting is required - unloading trucks, building pallets of boxes and order building. Stretch makes warehouse operations more efficient and safer for workers.

Stretch’s technology builds upon our decades of advancements in robotics to create a flexible, easily integrated solution that can be deployed in any warehouse.

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DHL Supply Chain is deploying Stretch to automate trailer unloading and support warehouse associates.

In the past 8-10 years there have been tremendous advancements in warehouse automation. DHL has been a leader in deploying automation technology to improve efficiency, drive cost-effectiveness, and support exceptional employee experiences. Discover how they are putting Stretch to work.

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With our multipick functionality, Stretch is unlocking the next level of automated unloading. Stretch can now move multiple boxes with a single swing of the arm. In typical shipping containers filled with thousands of boxes, the robot is hitting significantly higher rates of productivity.

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How is Stretch tackling one of the toughest jobs in the warehouse? With an advanced vision system, a smart gripper, speed, and strength, our automated case handling robot Stretch does the heavy lifting to safely unload trailers and containers.

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Stretch has moved over a million customer boxes in under a year, improving predictability and preventing injuries. But how did we get there?

Discover how we put our expertise in robotics research to use designing, testing, and deploying a warehouse robot. Starting from the technological building blocks of Atlas, Stretch has the mobility, power, and intelligence to automate the industry’s toughest challenges.

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We're demonstrating Stretch, our mobile case handling robot, unloading containers autonomously at #Modex 2024, and previewing the robot's future mobile palletizing applications.

Learn about new features we've released for Stretch, and where the robot is headed next.

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When retail and logistics giant Otto Group set out to strengthen its operational efficiency and safety, it turned to robotics and automation. The team needed a robust solution for its Hermes Fulfilment site in Haldensleben, Germany, where as many as 40,000 cartons of goods move through on peak days. Here, the Otto Group has become the first company in Europe to deploy the mobile case handling robot Stretch, which unloads floor-loaded trailers and containers. Stretch supports associates by lifting and lowering heavy inbound cases, and frees them up to focus on other valuable work in the logistics center. The Otto Group has also deployed the Spot robot across three sites to support predictive maintenance efforts by collecting thermal images, conducting acoustic vibration detection, reading analog gauges, and detecting ultrasonic air and gas leaks.

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