{
  "slug": "boston-dynamics-stretch",
  "name": "Stretch",
  "manufacturer": "Boston Dynamics",
  "manufacturer_slug": "boston-dynamics",
  "category": "warehouse",
  "categories": [
    "warehouse",
    "mobile-manipulation"
  ],
  "primary_industries": [
    "warehousing",
    "logistics"
  ],
  "primary_use_cases": [
    "case-handling",
    "trailer-unloading"
  ],
  "generation": "Stretch",
  "release_date": "2022",
  "country": "United States",
  "tagline": "Not a humanoid - a commercially-sold box-mover that already works.",
  "summary": "Stretch is a mobile robot with a single strong arm and a smart gripper, built for one economically valuable job: unloading trailers and moving cases in warehouses. It is commercially available and in real use. Stretch anchors MachineWorth's core argument that the best near-term robot economics often come from purpose-built non-humanoids, not general-purpose humanoids.",
  "form_factor": "Mobile base with 7-DoF arm",
  "commercial_status": "commercially-available",
  "status_note": "Sold commercially for case handling.",
  "specs": {
    "height_cm": null,
    "weight_kg": 1200,
    "payload_kg": 23,
    "degrees_of_freedom": 7,
    "speed_mps": null,
    "battery_kwh": null,
    "runtime_hours": 8,
    "charging": "Onboard battery; multi-hour operation",
    "sensors": [
      "vision (box detection)",
      "perception mast"
    ],
    "mobility": "Omnidirectional mobile base",
    "end_effectors": "Smart gripper with suction cups",
    "environmental_limits": "Indoor warehouse / trailer"
  },
  "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported",
  "economics": {
    "purchase_price_usd": null,
    "purchase_price_note": "Enterprise pricing; not a fixed public sticker. Commonly discussed in the low-to-mid six figures for the system.",
    "price_estimate_low": 150000,
    "price_estimate_high": 300000,
    "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate",
    "raas_monthly_usd": null,
    "raas_note": "Enterprise sales.",
    "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 30000,
    "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 20000,
    "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 1200,
    "useful_life_years_estimate": 7,
    "expected_utilization_pct": 75,
    "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate"
  },
  "deployments": [
    {
      "customer": "Multiple logistics operators",
      "industry": "Warehousing / logistics",
      "location": "United States and Europe",
      "task": "Trailer/container unloading and case moving",
      "start_date": "2022-present",
      "units": "Multiple customers",
      "duration": "Ongoing commercial use",
      "operating_environment": "Distribution centers",
      "human_supervision": "Low; operator oversight",
      "documented_outcome": "Deployed commercially for case handling; a mature, purpose-built system.",
      "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported",
      "source": "Boston Dynamics",
      "source_url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/",
      "source_date": "2022-2026"
    }
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Stretch is commercially available and used for case handling in warehouses.",
      "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported",
      "confidence": "high",
      "verification_status": "commercial product with named-industry use",
      "source_url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/",
      "source_date": "2022-2026",
      "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/"
  ],
  "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04"
}