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Stretch

A wheeled warehouse robot with an arm, gripper and computer vision that unloads boxes from trucks and shipping containers on its own, now working for DHL and Gap.

by Boston Dynamics · last checked Oct 15, 2026

Illustration · Robots · not a product photo

What has been shown

In commercial use at DHL (North America, the UK and Europe) and Gap (US). No Stretch-only fleet count is published.

Evidence support Customer-confirmed

Ongoing operation Gap's Kevin Kuntz said in April 2025 that after a beta test in Fishkill, New York and a year-long pilot in Tennessee, Stretch had been rolled out to three more of Gap's distribution centers, in Ohio, Texas and California, with one person supervising two robots. Retail TouchPoints

As of Oct 15, 2026 · Retail TouchPoints (independent reporting), DHL Group (named customer)

Can you get it?

Quote or demo required

Sold to warehouse operators; prices are not published.

As of Oct 22, 2026 · Boston Dynamics (company source), Boston Dynamics (joint release with DHL Supply Chain) (company source), DHL Group (named customer)

Is it still alive?

Active
  • Human involvement: Human supervision required — An operator drives Stretch into the trailer and starts the run; Stretch then unloads on its own. Gap runs two robots with one person supervising at a safe distance. Retail TouchPoints, Automated Warehouse
As of Oct 15, 2026 · The Robot Report (independent reporting)

Sold to warehouse operators by Boston Dynamics; prices are not published. DHL runs it in North America, the UK and Europe, and Gap in four US states.

What the evidence says

  1. Company-reported · Customer-confirmed

    DHL Supply Chain was Stretch's first commercial customer, under a 2022 agreement covering multiple DHL warehouses in North America. DHL says it first deployed Stretch commercially there in 2023 and has since expanded to the UK and Europe.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Boston Dynamics (joint release with DHL Supply Chain) (company source), DHL Group (named customer)
  2. Customer-confirmed

    In May 2025 DHL Group signed a memorandum of understanding with Boston Dynamics that it says paves the way for more than 1,000 additional robots. DHL reports unloading rates of up to 700 cases an hour.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · DHL Group (named customer)
  3. Company claim

    Boston Dynamics says an operator drives Stretch into place with a wired pendant and starts the unloading run from a console; Stretch then unloads the boxes and handles dislodged boxes without manual intervention.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Automated Warehouse (independent reporting)
  4. Company claim

    The Robot Report, citing Boston Dynamics, says the company has deployed more than 2,000 Spot and Stretch robots combined. No Stretch-only count is published.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · The Robot Report (independent reporting)

Price

  • Business purchaseContact salesPrices are not published. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Boston Dynamics (company source)

What we don't know yet

  • No public price.
  • Where it can be bought or used is not stated in the cited sources.

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