MASSACHUSSETS: US robotics company Boston Dynamics on Monday unveiled a new robot called Stretch, designed to perform one very specific warehouse job: Moving boxes.
Stretch has a small mobile base that allows it to move around tight spaces in existing warehouses without having to reconfigure them for automation. "We're looking at picking up boxes around 23kg, and our maximum rate of picking up and moving boxes can reach up to 800 cases per hour. So, it's a fast moving, highly versatile robot," Perry said.The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company is known for YouTube videos of its dog-like"Spot" and humanoid"Atlas" robots.
And Perry said the time is ripe for the new"bot on the block" to capitalise on an ever-increasing consumer demand for speedy home delivery.
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