Boston Dynamics' new Stretch robot: what is it for?
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:26 am
Boston Dynamics introduced Stretch, a robot for moving boxes in warehouses.
The robot is equipped with a square base with wheels, a “perception mast” with cameras and sensors with which it monitors its environment, and a robotic arm with seven degrees of freedom and suction cups on the end — it can grab and move boxes weighing up to 23 kg.
Currently, when automation equipment is installed in lithuania number data warehouses, it is placed in one place and a workspace is built around it. The Boston Dynamics robot can move itself to any point in the warehouse where boxes need to be loaded or unloaded.
According to Boston Dynamics vice president of business development Michael Perry, the robot will help automate processes in warehouses where there is no appropriate infrastructure. Thanks to the machine vision and navigation system, it can operate in the minimum space adapted for this. The robot can be placed in the aisles between boxes or placed next to the conveyor.
Boston Dynamics claims that Stretch can move up to 800 boxes per hour and run for up to eight hours on a single charge. Any human can operate the robot after a couple of hours of training.
The cost is not yet known. Boston Dynamics is looking for customers for pilot testing of the robot and plans commercial production in 2022.
The robot is equipped with a square base with wheels, a “perception mast” with cameras and sensors with which it monitors its environment, and a robotic arm with seven degrees of freedom and suction cups on the end — it can grab and move boxes weighing up to 23 kg.
Currently, when automation equipment is installed in lithuania number data warehouses, it is placed in one place and a workspace is built around it. The Boston Dynamics robot can move itself to any point in the warehouse where boxes need to be loaded or unloaded.
According to Boston Dynamics vice president of business development Michael Perry, the robot will help automate processes in warehouses where there is no appropriate infrastructure. Thanks to the machine vision and navigation system, it can operate in the minimum space adapted for this. The robot can be placed in the aisles between boxes or placed next to the conveyor.
Boston Dynamics claims that Stretch can move up to 800 boxes per hour and run for up to eight hours on a single charge. Any human can operate the robot after a couple of hours of training.
The cost is not yet known. Boston Dynamics is looking for customers for pilot testing of the robot and plans commercial production in 2022.