# Handle: robot model

Canonical ID: `0925a06d-cf18-42de-985b-ee1eae85f52c`

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-handle
- **Form factor:** other
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **role:** box handling / logistics
- **year:** 2017
- **class:** wheeled-legged mobile robot

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Handle?

Handle was Boston Dynamics' wheeled-legged mobile robot (introduced 2017) designed for logistics tasks such as moving boxes in warehouses; it combined wheels and legs for dynamic balance and informed the design of the company's later Stretch box-handling robot.

### Who makes Handle?

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

### Where is Handle deployed?

No verified deployments of Handle are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (1)

1. https://bostondynamics.com/

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