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Stretch

Commercial product · Commercial deployment product

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Decision summary
75Reality ScoreEvidence-weighted, not a promise
How Reality Score works
Record strength
E5 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTOperational deployment
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Evidence sources
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Last reviewed 8/28/2026. The score reflects the strength of the available record, not guaranteed task performance.

A warehouse case-handling robot designed for trailer unloading and pallet-building workflows. Its narrow focus is a useful specialized alternative to humanoid warehouse concepts.

Reality Score breakdown

What informs the assessment

Autonomy (20%)
72/100
Task capability (20%)
85/100
Manipulation (15%)
72/100
Reliability (10%)
72/100
Deployment maturity (15%)
78/100
Commercial readiness (10%)
82/100
Evidence strength (10%)
55/100

Weak evidence can limit the maximum score. See the exact caps.

Current version

Stretch

Current product

category
Warehouse case handling
workflow
Trailer unloading and case handling
Best fit

Where the record supports a match

What isn’t proven yet

Limitations & unknowns

Sources

Evidence behind this record

Evidence in motion

Proof Videos

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Watch Stretch at DHL | Automated Trailer UnloadingWatch on YouTube ↗
VERIFIED DEPLOYMENTE5 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT

Stretch at DHL | Automated Trailer Unloading

Trailer unloading · Boston Dynamics

1/31/2023

What this proves

Stretch is shown deployed at DHL to unload floor-loaded trailers and support warehouse associates in a real logistics environment.

What this does NOT prove

It does not establish identical throughput, uptime, or ROI at every customer site or for every box mix.

Watch The Evolution of StretchWatch on YouTube ↗
MANUFACTURER DEMOE5 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT

The Evolution of Stretch

Warehouse case handling · Boston Dynamics

11/8/2023

What this proves

Boston Dynamics documents Stretch's transition from prototype to deployed warehouse product and shows real case-handling use, reporting more than one million customer boxes moved at the time.

What this does NOT prove

Manufacturer-reported aggregate milestones do not independently verify site-by-site throughput, uptime, or ROI.

Watch Stretching the Limits of SC Digitalization: The First Deployment of Boston Dynamics' StretchWatch on YouTube ↗
VERIFIED DEPLOYMENTE5 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT

Stretching the Limits of SC Digitalization: The First Deployment of Boston Dynamics' Stretch

Commercial trailer and container unloading · DHL

11/22/2024

What this proves

DHL footage documents Stretch as a commercially deployed robot for single-carton truck and container unloading in DHL Supply Chain operations.

What this does NOT prove

The video does not establish identical throughput, intervention rates, uptime, or economics across every warehouse, trailer mix, or customer operation.

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