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Stretch at Global (multiple sites)

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.

Stretch by Boston Dynamics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Warehouse & Logistics Robotics

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Boston Dynamics Stretch robots deployed at DHL warehouses. DHL ordered additional units for box moving operations.

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Stretch at Global (multiple sites).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Stretch
Company
Boston Dynamics
Location
Global (multiple sites)
Operator
Boston Dynamics
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2023-01-01
ID
40d8d523-4bad-43d3-a700-fcb82e294f31

Timeline

  1. Jan 2023
    First recorded
    Stretch first documented operating at Global (multiple sites).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Operates worldwide

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Sources (1)

  1. Boston Dynamics Stretch · https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/ · 2023-01-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: amr

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Stretch deployment at Global (multiple sites)?
Stretch, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Global (multiple sites) on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Stretch at 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 Global (multiple sites) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Stretch deployment at 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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