# Stretch: robot model

Canonical ID: `49075ab2-15cf-4331-9781-d6174d471884`

- **Slug:** boston-dynamics-stretch
- **Form factor:** amr
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **notes:** [object Object],[object Object]
- **function:** truck/container unloading and case handling; ~800 boxes/hour; cases up to 50 lb
- **formFactor:** amr (mobile case-handling robot: vacuum-gripper arm on an omnidirectional wheeled base)

## 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 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.

### Who makes Stretch?

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

### Where is Stretch deployed?

No verified deployments of Stretch 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.

### What is Stretch's maturity stage?

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.


## Sources (6)

1. https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/
2. https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-stretch-robot-now-available-for-commercial-purchase/
3. https://spectrum.ieee.org/stretch-is-boston-dynamics-take-on-a-practical-mobile-manipulator-for-warehouses
4. https://www.dhl.com/us-en/home/press/press-archive/2023/dhl-supply-chain-achieves-first-commercial-deployment-of-boston-dynamics-stretch-robot.html
5. https://www.therobotreport.com/otto-group-deploying-boston-dynamics-robots-in-20-facilities/
6. https://www.mmh.com/article/nfi_to_deploy_boston_dynamics_stretch_robot_in_a_10_million_deal

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