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Stretch is Boston Dynamics' mobile warehouse robot for autonomous trailer unloading and case handling. It uses a vacuum gripper on an omnidirectional base to move cases without pre-programming box types.
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Editorial Assessment
Reviewed by RoboDex Editorial
Date August 2026
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Confidence HIGH
Assessment Version 1
Editorial Notes
Boston Dynamics warehouse mobile manipulator — box-moving specialist.
Stretch is Boston Dynamics' mobile warehouse robot for autonomous trailer unloading and case handling. It uses a vacuum gripper on an omnidirectional base to move cases without pre-programming box types.
Stretch was introduced in 2021 as Boston Dynamics' first warehouse-specific commercial robot, descended from the Handle research platform.
To automate repetitive, physically demanding trailer unloading and case-handling work in distribution and fulfillment operations.
Boston Dynamics customers including Gap, Arvato, Otto Group, and DHL have publicly reported Stretch deployments for warehouse unloading workflows.
Boston Dynamics designed Stretch to deploy within existing warehouse infrastructure in days, using real-time perception rather than pre-programmed box libraries.
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