# Stretch at DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites): deployment

Canonical ID: `2fee6a53-350b-48ed-bc94-cd2cdc24c7d7`

DHL signed an agreement with [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) in 2025 to scale robotics deployment across its divisions with more than 1,000 additional [Stretch](/models/boston-dynamics-stretch.md) units. The largest single-customer deployment of Stretch robots for truck unloading.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** 1,000+ units
- **Operator:** DHL
- **Task:** Truck unloading / case handling

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-stretch-dhl-global-multi-site
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Stretch](/models/boston-dynamics-stretch.md) (id: `49075ab2-15cf-4331-9781-d6174d471884`)
- **Category:** [Warehouse & Logistics Robotics](/amr)
- **Company:** [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) (id: `e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302`)
- **Location:** [DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites)](/locations/dhl-global-multi-site.md) (id: `815d6073-4acb-4449-82df-b464bdcd6206`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Warehouse Robotics Market Report 2026** · https://www.strategicmarketresearch.com/market-report/warehouse-robotics-market · 2025-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Stretch deployment at DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites)?

Stretch, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites) on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Stretch at DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites)?

Boston Dynamics, the manufacturer of Stretch, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Stretch deployment at DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Stretch deployment at DHL Facilities (Global, multiple sites)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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