Should Boston Dynamics Be Renamed to Seoul Dynamics?
It’s probably safe to start calling Boston Dynamics a South Korean robotics firm going forward.
Stretch
Stretch is a warehouse robot developed by Boston Dynamics for automating box handling and logistics tasks. Introduced in 2021, it features a mobile base, a custom robotic arm with seven degrees of freedom, and a suction-based gripper designed to move boxes of various sizes. Using computer vision and machine learning, Stretch can identify, pick, and stack packages without needing fixed infrastructure.
Robots That Think and Feel Invade Logistics Sector
The logistics sector, which typically employs 5 to 10 percent of the total workforce in developed economies, is going all in on automation.
DHL Places Massive Order for Boston Dynamics’ Stretch Robot
DHL Group, the world’s largest logistics company, plans to deploy more than 1,000 additional Stretch robots from Boston Dynamics to automate container loading.