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Boston Dynamics introduces Stretch, a prototype robot that moves boxes in warehouses and distribution centers. Its mobile base lets it unload trucks, build pallets and assemble orders.

HN links it as the official demo showing what Stretch actually does, though some commenters point out its limits, such as picking boxes from one side.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@BbzzbB2021-12 · in “Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot can move 800 heavy boxes per hour”

I find the introduction video [0] better shows what it does/can do. So... I guess inserters [1] are a thing, wonder how long until we get the tech for fast and stack inserters. Glad we skipped the burners, good strategy as it is such a mess to reconfigure. 0: ▶ this video 1: link

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@smegsicle2021-12 · in “Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot can move 800 heavy boxes per hour”

idk what kind of sci-fi cardboard they're working with, but here they're picking up boxes from a single side: ▶ this video

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@sm4rk02021-04 · in “US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults”

I believe. You can ask them what's their plan for a moment when their job position gets replaced by a robot or an AWS Lambda function: ▶ this video

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@ArkanExplorer2021-03 · in “Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch, a robot designed to move boxes in warehouses”

Here's the video Boston Dynamics released, showing the robot in action: ▶ this video As far as I can see, boxes are picked up from one side, or the top. Some boxes would collapse due to this uneven distribution of force - a human worker would normally pick up a box from both sides, or the bottom.

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