{"id":"49075ab2-15cf-4331-9781-d6174d471884","companyId":"e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302","modelName":"Stretch","slug":"boston-dynamics-stretch","description":"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). 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Verified customers: DHL Supply Chain ($15M pre-order, first commercial deployment), Performance Team (Maersk), Gap, H&M, NFI ($10M), Otto Group (20+ facilities). ~800 boxes/hr, 50 lb cases."},{"label":"Distinct from Spot/Atlas","value":"Stretch is the warehouse box-mover; distinct from Spot (the quadruped inspection robot) and Atlas (the humanoid; see boston-dynamics-atlas)."}],"battery":"Lithium-ion","reach_m":3.2,"runtime":"8 h","function":"truck/container unloading and case handling; ~800 boxes/hour; cases up to 50 lb","weight_kg":1300,"formFactor":"amr (mobile case-handling robot: vacuum-gripper arm on an omnidirectional wheeled base)","payload_kg":23},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/","title":"Boston Dynamics Stretch product page (mobile case-handling robot, vacuum gripper, omni base)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/news/boston-dynamics-stretch-robot-now-available-for-commercial-purchase/","title":"Stretch available for commercial purchase (2023; commercial maturity anchor)","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"},{"url":"https://spectrum.ieee.org/stretch-is-boston-dynamics-take-on-a-practical-mobile-manipulator-for-warehouses","title":"Stretch reveal: arm + suction gripper + omni base; ~800 boxes/hr, 50 lb cases","sourceName":"IEEE Spectrum"},{"url":"https://www.dhl.com/us-en/home/press/press-archive/2023/dhl-supply-chain-achieves-first-commercial-deployment-of-boston-dynamics-stretch-robot.html","title":"DHL first commercial Stretch deployment ($15M pre-order)","sourceName":"DHL (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/otto-group-deploying-boston-dynamics-robots-in-20-facilities/","title":"Otto Group deploying Stretch in 20+ facilities","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.mmh.com/article/nfi_to_deploy_boston_dynamics_stretch_robot_in_a_10_million_deal","title":"NFI $10M Stretch deal (Savannah pilot -> multi-site rollout)","sourceName":"Modern Materials Handling"},{"url":"https://bostondynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Stretch-Brochure-2025-compressed.pdf","title":"Stretch Brochure","sourceName":"Boston Dynamics (official)"}],"aliases":["Boston Dynamics Stretch","Stretch robot"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Operating speed","value":"~800 boxes per hour"},{"label":"Payload","value":"up to 50 lb"},{"label":"Form factor","value":"vacuum-gripper arm on an omnidirectional wheeled base"},{"label":"Function","value":"truck/container unloading and case handling"},{"label":"Commercial availability","value":"available for commercial purchase since 2023"}],"createdAt":"2026-06-03T17:25:00.405Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-15T13:21:48.494Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":"autonomous","autonomyStatement":"Stretch can handle a wide range of package types and sizes, from standard brown to highly graphical, up to 50 pounds. 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