Stretch
Mobile warehouse robot for case handling
Price
Price not publicly disclosed
No defensible public pricing observation is documented yet.
Key facts
Values reflect the public record
- Height
- No public data documented
- Weight
- 1300 kgManufacturer confirmed
- Payload
- 23 kgManufacturer confirmed
- Degrees of freedom
- No public data documented
- Runtime
- No public data documented
- Max speed
- No public data documented
Canonical robot record
Overview
Stretch is Boston Dynamics' mobile robot purpose-built for warehouses and distribution centers. Rather than relying on fixed conveyor infrastructure, it drives into trailers and containers on its own omnidirectional base and unloads floor-loaded boxes, helping keep the flow of goods moving while reducing the physical strain on warehouse staff.
The robot pairs a long, articulated arm and a custom vacuum gripper with a machine-learning vision system that recognizes boxes and their surroundings. Because the vision model is pre-trained, Stretch does not require special lighting in the trailer or per-site programming, and it can adapt to varied case sizes, surfaces, and ordinary case wear and tear.
Stretch is offered commercially and is in active deployment with logistics and retail operators. It is designed to be installed quickly within existing warehouse layouts and to run across multiple shifts on a single charge, with optional shore power for continuous operation.
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- Spec sources
- 2 linked
- Verification
- Partially verified · 5/6 specs source-verified
- Deployment
- Paid Deployment
- Last verified
- Jul 17, 2026
Key Features
- Full mobility on an omnidirectional base that lets it drive into trucks, containers, and tight spaces with a pallet-sized footprint
- Custom vacuum gripper on a long-reach arm that handles a wide range of box sizes and surfaces
- Machine-learning vision system that detects cases and surroundings without special trailer lighting or per-site programming
- Long battery life designed to cover multiple shifts on a single charge, with an optional shore-power mode for continuous operation
- Fast deployment within existing warehouse infrastructure and short operator training, requiring no engineering background
Specifications
Grouped technical data with source detail available on demand.
8 documented values
Connectivity
| Communication | WiFi, Ethernet Unverified |
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Mechanics
| Locomotion | WheeledThird-party sourceVerified Jul 8, 2026 IEEE Spectrum (Boston Dynamics interview) |
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Performance
| Payload Capacity | 23 kgManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 Boston Dynamics (official Stretch brochure, (c) 2025) |
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| Reach | 1.95 m horizontal (3.2 m vertical) maximum reachManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 Boston Dynamics (official Stretch brochure, (c) 2025) |
Physical
| Weight | 1300 kgManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 8, 2026 Boston Dynamics (official Stretch brochure, (c) 2025) |
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| Width | 1.02 m Unverified |
| Depth | 1.22 m Unverified |
Sensing
| Sensors | Cameras with onboard lighting, depth sensors, safety-rated LiDARThird-party sourceVerified Jul 8, 2026 IEEE Spectrum (Boston Dynamics interview) |
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Deployment and commercial evidence
Deployment evidence
Stretch 3 — Hello Robot Official Product Page
Stretch 3 is a mobile manipulation research robot commercially available from Hello Robot; widely used in assistive robotics and household task research at major universities.
Integration & SDK
- ROS support
- Supported
- SDK available
- Supported
- API docs
- View docs (opens in a new tab)
- Supported platforms
- Ubuntu 22.04, ROS 2 (Humble), Python
Support & service
Regions
| Tier | Response time | SLA |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 72 hrs | — |
Evidence & changelog
Sources behind this record and material corrections made over time.
Sources
- Boston Dynamics (official Stretch brochure, (c) 2025) - tranche-5 verification · Boston Dynamics (official Stretch brochure, (c) 2025) — cites Weight, Payload Capacity, Reach
- IEEE Spectrum (Boston Dynamics interview) - tranche-5 verification · IEEE Spectrum (Boston Dynamics interview) — cites Sensors, Locomotion
Record changelog
- Sensors: 2D LiDAR, depth cameras, IMU changed to Cameras with onboard lighting, depth sensors, safety-rated LiDAR · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-5 verification (corrected): BD describes '2D cameras, depth sensors' for vision plus 'safety-rated lidar' for mobility; brochure adds camera system with onboard lighting. IMU appears in no pub
- Reach: 2.1 m changed to 1.95 m horizontal (3.2 m vertical) maximum reach · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-5 verification (corrected): Brochure: 'Maximum vertical and horizontal reach 10.5 feet (3.2 m) | 6.4 feet (1.95 m)'. The record's 2.1 m appears in no primary source. numeric_value given in can
Media
Manufacturer
Leading developer of advanced mobile robots including Spot, Stretch, and Atlas for industrial and research applications.
- Headquarters
- Waltham, MA, USA
- Founded
- 1992
