DHL agrees to deploy over 1,000 additional Stretch robots

Boston Dynamics/Stretch

DHL Group signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy more than 1,000 additional Stretch robots. Stretch has unloaded up to 700 cases an hour in DHL trailers, and the two plan to extend it to tasks such as case picking.

• Over 1,000 additional robots committed via multi-year partnership.
• Current Stretch unloads 700+ cases per hour; new focus on case picking.
• Partnership began in 2018; deployment started in North America in 2023.
• DHL expands automation investment across its contract logistics division.