Stretch

Stretch is Boston Dynamics' commercial warehouse robot: a vacuum-gripper arm mounted on an omnidirectional wheeled base, designed for truck and container unloading and case handling at roughly 800 boxes per hour (cases up to 50 lb). It has been available for commercial purchase since 2023 and is recorded at commercial maturity, with verified customers including DHL Supply Chain (a $15 million pre-order and the first commercial deployment), Performance Team (a Maersk company), Gap, H&M, NFI ($10 million), and Otto Group (20-plus facilities). It is distinct from Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped and Atlas humanoid (see boston-dynamics-atlas), sharing only the manufacturer.

Yes. Stretch is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Stretch performing box unloading from trailers and containers autonomously, with no human in the loop.

Stretch's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Battery: Lithium-ion; Reach: 3.2 m; Runtime: 8 h; Weight: 1300 kg; Payload: 23 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

Stretch is made by Boston Dynamics, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1992.

8 verified deployments of Stretch are on the DEPLOY registry, including at U.S. DHL Warehouses (Multi-Site), Haldensleben, Germany (Hermes Fulfilment center), DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites).

Stretch is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable amr robots to Stretch include LocusBot, AutoStore System, Skypod, Amazon Robotics fleet.

Stretch and LocusBot (Locus Robotics · 13 deployments) are both amr robots on the DEPLOY registry. Stretch has 8 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Stretch ranks in roughly the top 2% of amr models tracked by the registry.

Stretch is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Stretch has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Stretch is Boston Dynamics' mobile warehouse robot designed for autonomous box unloading from trailers and containers. It can handle packages up to 50 pounds autonomously, detecting, grasping, and placing boxes onto a conveyor belt. Stretch is commercially available for purchase and deployed at customer warehouses. It is distinct from Handle, Boston Dynamics' earlier research prototype.