Boston Dynamics Stretch: DHL plans 1,000+ more robots

2025-05-13 · Publisher : Boston Dynamics · Domain : Robotics

DHL signs a memorandum of understanding with Boston Dynamics to deploy more than 1,000 additional Stretch robots by 2030, automating container unloading and then case picking.

### Background On May 13, 2025, DHL Group announced a strategic memorandum of understanding with Boston Dynamics to deploy more than 1,000 additional Stretch robots by 2030. Stretch is a mobile robot with a single suction arm designed to unload boxes from containers and trailers. DHL Supply Chain has used it commercially in North America since 2023, then in the UK and Europe. ### Specifications - Unloading rates of up to 700 cases per hour in DHL deployments. - Works in hot or cold trailers, where the task is physically demanding. - Next target: case picking, the most labor-intensive activity at DHL Supply Chain. ### Why it matters This volume makes DHL one of the largest customers for "intelligent" warehouse robots outside Amazon. For Boston Dynamics, it is a major commercial validation of Stretch, often overshadowed by Spot and Atlas. ### Key takeaways This is a memorandum of understanding, not a firm order, with a 2030 horizon. It still confirms that robotic manipulation is entering everyday logistics operations.

Tags : Logistique, Déchargement, Stretch, États-Unis, Allemagne