The Evolution of Stretch | Boston Dynamics

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Stretch has moved over a million customer boxes in under a year, improving predictability and preventing injuries. But how did we get there?
Discover how we put our expertise in robotics research to use designing, testing, and deploying a warehouse robot. Starting from the technological building blocks of Atlas, Stretch has the mobility, power, and intelligence to automate the industry’s toughest challenges.

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@bigclivedotcom 10 месяцев назад

Nice to see the evolution, and both Stretch and Spot finding real applications.

@apresmidi2489 10 месяцев назад

I hope also Atlas finds its place soon..

@Drakoman07 10 месяцев назад

I agree, Clive. It’s definitely interesting to see how Stretch became so uninteresting in the end lol. I mean that in the best way, though. It went from a dynamic, spazzing ostrich to a rolling box that looks like it belongs in an Amazon warehouse - exactly as it should.

@johnnychang4233 10 месяцев назад

Hoping to see the day robotic technology get so common that can reach the test bench of Clive to be reverse engineered.

@pauldickhoff3594 10 месяцев назад

Handle is a very cool concept which was too easy to be a solution looking for a problem to solve. Luckily the engineers recognised that they needed to look at the problem first, take their baby behind the shed and start over with an actual solution. Stretch will find it's real world application, because it was actually designed for it. (Something Elon keeps forgetting to do)

@Peter..Griffin 10 месяцев назад

Hmmm... i find them rather shallow and pedantic.

@Deathmonkey7 10 месяцев назад

3:32 - Although they ended up not being the right solution for the warehouse environment, those ostrich robots are my favorite design. The motion they exhibit in order to maintain balance is one of the most natural motions I've ever seen in a robot and makes them look almost unbelievably alive.

@Snigismund 10 месяцев назад

It would be awsome if they turned it into some sort of smart offroad vehicle with the capabilities to pick up objects like logs or whatever on your adventure(the first model with the hands)

@echthroi9 10 месяцев назад

Robots twerking to do their warehouse job. That's the future we could have had if BD had stuck with it. 😢

@johnsmithe4656 10 месяцев назад

@@echthroi9 It looks inefficient and unreliable. And expensive. The flat base of Stretch is better where you have level floors.

@hyperverbal 10 месяцев назад

It's just not elegantly moving. I imagine if it was taught martial arts, it would probably have some pretty good kung fu and parkour skills like the wheelie people in return to Oz

@johnsmithe4656 10 месяцев назад

@@hyperverbal w in the h f are you talking about.

@ChristianBlueChimp 10 месяцев назад

If you could make a Stretch that could handle suitcases/luggage for airports - you would make a lot of airports happy.

@honkhonk8009 10 месяцев назад

People hate AI because it replaces jobs, but thats lowkey our only option to compete with the likes of China or India. All the jobs that could be automated, have been outsourced anyways. We have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. I firmly think we need some sort of UBI in the future though once AI really takes off. I hate socialism so maybe instead we should have UBI for "fun" jobs so people wont get paid for sitting around. Psychologically being unemployed without hunting/gathering might be bad. I think jobs like park rangers, arts, Research, and community stuff, should be subsidized and created as a UBI imo.

@enotdetcelfer 10 месяцев назад

@@honkhonk8009 To quote a famous mad scientist "Where we're going, we don't need jobs"

@joyid 10 месяцев назад

@@honkhonk8009 tech would be stolen by China though.

@JohnBrown-tw2qi 10 месяцев назад

@@honkhonk8009the problem is more that the idea of needing to work a 9-5 in order to survive is a very outdated concept in an era where one person’s work can provide for hundreds.

@uoabigaillevey 10 месяцев назад

@@honkhonk8009 That is actually not a bad idea for a futuristic UBI implementation.

@jbullforg 10 месяцев назад

As someone who has worked in warehousing, stretch excites me more than any of the humanoid robots.

@grilleFire 10 месяцев назад

@@Justin-l2j As someone who works within the escort service industry, stretch excites me more than any of the humanoid robots.

@Chris-Phantomview 10 месяцев назад

hopefully we can keep our jobs for a few more years.....

@frankrodriguez7654 10 месяцев назад

They terk err jerbs!

@assholeyeng 10 месяцев назад

@@Chris-Phantomview 5 years?

@honkhonk8009 10 месяцев назад

I think humanoid ones still have a place. Namely where theres stairs and whatnot.

@FerdinandZebua 10 месяцев назад

Stretch is great and I love stretch, but still I hope one day Boston Dynamics can continue to evolve Handle. I love the wheeled motion!

@matteodelgallo1983 7 дней назад

I am considering if a Handle-style design could be effective for agriculture, specifically for a constant maintenance style agriculture, possibly of higher value plants such as fruit trees or something similar

@JamesVideoCollection 10 месяцев назад

The ostrich was the coolest of the designs.

@capitalistdingo 10 месяцев назад

Damaged boxes were mentioned. Working retail, I’ve seen some boxes on pallets that really seem to have had the snot kicked out of them. Especially if something leaks on one of them and the cardboard starts deteriorating. Many things come in cardboard trays with plastic wrap on the top and if that plastic starts ripping it becomes unsound to support the item. This may not be a deal breaker if it can recognize anomalies like that and summon someone for rare items. The vacuum gripper could probably handle the vast majority of things but sometimes one hand just isn’t enough. It seems like a well designed critter. I hope it works out.

@christophkogler6220 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, any particularly heavy or compromised boxes picked up from the top like that seem likely to just dump the contents out of the bottom or have the top rip off.

@GamingWithNikolas 10 месяцев назад

I agree to an extent. I will say I worked in the storage in the back of walmart for a single day (I was a cashier that wanted to try out other better paying positions and they allowed me to try it and I didn't like it at all.) And people were dropping boxes, throwing them to each other, and just not seeming to care. This is another instance where if the robot damages 3% of boxes badly enough to damage the content of the box, but humans damage 5% of the boxes that bad, then this is still better than a human, as humans are not perfect and make mistakes so the robot just needs to make less mistakes.

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

@@GamingWithNikolasi am going to hazard a guess, you FIRST concluded the robots were better than the humans 😉 How's that working for self driving cars in San Francisco 🤭🤐

@GamingWithNikolas 10 месяцев назад

@xaxfixho I was just pointing out that robots don't need to litteraly be perfect in every situation to be usable. It just has to do better than humans.

@DaGleese 10 месяцев назад

Assuming the plastic wrap has been slashed, lets say for a pack of pepsi cans. Well wouldn't the vacuum gripper not do an excellent job of holding the plastic wrap together still? Basically the weakness that is caused by the slash to the plastic is redundant because the plastic is being held by many grippers all over. Basically many "hands" holding the plastic together in it's initial position. But if the plastic has actually fully opened, then yeah, then you're boned... If we can get to this level of automation though, maybe it just makes sense to have a "spillage channel" and the machine just moves on to the next package, allowing the unpacked product to fall off into a waste disposal?

@ixflqr 10 месяцев назад

There are a number of applications I’m curious about: 1. Narrow very big boxes like servers- not much room to grasp from the side, heavy, delicate. 2. Boxes with shifting weight like cat food or other particulate item 3. Damaged heavy boxes: torn corners, tape coming undone… 4. Wet boxes 5. Reaction time: unloading a truck and someone surprise comes around the corner while a box is in motion. (improbable situation with safety standards, but still) 6. What happens when it’s not the robot’s fault a box breaks: soggy bottom and product falls out: protocol? Damage prevention? 7. Does the charge vary based on load? If it is relatively fixed in position can it be directly plugged in for no charge breaks? 8. Oil/grease/maintenance

@bennylloyd-willner9667 10 месяцев назад

I would guess that lubrication/maintenance is not more than other mechanical stuff in a warehouse, conveyor belts, forklifts, etc.

@ixflqr 10 месяцев назад

@@bennylloyd-willner9667 I think that’s a reasonable assumption

@TuTAH_1 10 месяцев назад

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@NextLevelCode 10 месяцев назад

Interesting questions. I don't know the details. If I made a guess. The machine learning could be trained to detect this stuff as well and avoid it or raise a "help me" message and shut off. If it detects a box collapse. Just give it some bad boxes in the lab record the data of the breakup in a controlled environment. then use that data to train the AI on these situations.

@seppelescur 10 месяцев назад

1:06 '... and make its own decisions about what to do next' Strech: 'aight imma head out'

@TexanMiror2 10 месяцев назад

I hope robots like this will be everywhere in ten years time, replacing all the grueling work low-paid workers have to do today. Make the robots work, and let us humans lean back and enjoy the fruits of thousands of years of human innovation.

@eSKAone- 10 месяцев назад

Yea sure, because they would allow us to procreate uncontrolled when human cattle is no longer needed.

@JohnMGibby 10 месяцев назад

Big fan of BD. I'm sure Stretch is causing a lot of excitement in the logistics/shipping world. I wonder if the speed/efficiency could be enhanced by having two arms. While one is putting a box on the conveyor, another could be picking up another box. Seems like there is enough room on the base, just would have to have the compute be able to choreograph the dual movements in the confined space.

@johnsmithe4656 10 месяцев назад

It's called buying 2 of them.......

@SpiceLettuce 10 месяцев назад

@@johnsmithe4656I suppose they mean having two arms on one base. Having two would indeed take up a lot more space. I think a two-armed version would be worth more than two one-armed versions

@JohnMGibby 10 месяцев назад

@@johnsmithe4656 Can't fit two of them in a semi trailer.

@Skidline_ 10 месяцев назад

If you look closely when the arm is on one side the lidar scan the other one so it always as a fresh scan for every box placement and the environement. This way if one box fall or something happen when moving it will instantly adapt the next move instead of doing a mess until the next scan ;). So with two arm you'll need two lidar but the movement will be slower because the arm will still have to wait for the lidar to scan before taking the box so the second arm will not take the box while the other places it and also every movement for both arm will not take the same time to achieve so one arm will delay the other before alowing the platform to turn at the end it will take more time to turn and will cost more money to make.

@JohnMGibby 10 месяцев назад

@@Skidline_ I didn't say it would be easy to just add another arm and I do realize it would need two lidars. Why would the arm picking need to wait for it's lidar to scan. The data from the other lidar could easily be used when it picked up the previous box. The idea is to get both working symbiotically. Even though not every pick and placement will require the same time increment, (i.e. placement on the conveyor would likely always be less than the time to pick), you would be cutting the time to turn in half because when it's turning to place, it's also turning to pick up. As far as the cost, even if a two arm Stretch only meant a reduction of 1/3 versus a one arm Stretch, that still is a huge savings that will pay for itself.

@ritchi465 10 месяцев назад

Boston Dynamics is the only company am hyped to watch their ad in recent times. Nice to see the advancements going on.

@venkatchait007 10 месяцев назад

the trajectory on all these form factors is insane

@ButterflyMatt 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for this. It’s really important to showcase real world applications that are more approachable to the layman. Even Spot has a low real world-to-demonstration ratio, at least in terms of what is showcased on this channel.

@quantumblur_3145 10 месяцев назад

If only maintenance was also accessible to the layman lol

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

@@quantumblur_3145ultimate vendor lock-in 🔐 Especially vs cheap labor, NOT going to work 😂

@quantumblur_3145 10 месяцев назад

@@weird-guy showcases exist to show its specific strengths in real-world use cases so investors know what they're getting into

@AbbeyRainyday 10 месяцев назад

Ive been watching this channel since the bigdog update in 2010 when I was a little kid and my love for these robots have only grown. As a now college student this just makes me want to work harder because Id love to work with robots and possibly one day Boston Dynamics. Ive been amazed at the grown of these robots and how people have worked so hard fo improve these and how fast these have improved. I adore these robots and Id love to learn more and continue to see where these guys go!

@avelman 10 месяцев назад

Nice to see Gigachad is working in Boston Dynamics

@emirrp 10 месяцев назад

Fun to see the Evolution and why the humanoid idea is not allways the best idea. handle looked very cool though.

@SimplestUsername 10 месяцев назад

It is sorta humorous how they started with such an advanced design then optimized it into a simple robot arm on a rolling pedestal.

@petal9547 10 месяцев назад

I suspect the humanoid shape would be more suitable in the future for a robot that can do a little bit of everything, not only moving boxes.

@SimplestUsername 10 месяцев назад

@@petal9547 Absolutely! Specifically, once AI is incorporated into such robots enabling complex task via simple verbal commands.

@dvdragon 10 месяцев назад

0:40 Don't get tired. Doesn't get injured. Doesn't Unionize. 😅

@eSKAone- 10 месяцев назад

😂

@Peekofwar 9 месяцев назад

Seeing the three robots next to each other... Would be funny to see a Love Death + Robots parody with them...

@phd.y 10 месяцев назад

one of hyundai companies

@jnfunvufb 10 месяцев назад

Is this true? That's why BD became so lackluster and dull edged robotics company like this? No wonder why…

@jnfunvufb 10 месяцев назад

Searched and it seems true. I'm so sorry for Boston Dynamics and the USA. Hyundai must have stolen all the talents and secrets like always and now left this junk like this.

@cogoid 10 месяцев назад

@@jnfunvufb No. Although Hyundai owns Boston Dynamics, the purchase contract severely limits what Hyundai is allowed to do. They cannot take the technology, and cannot even tell the management of Boston Dynamics what to do in terms of R&D.

@JackITG 10 месяцев назад

I've worked in logistics and distribution for 20+ years and I've unloaded many shipping containers full of thousands of boxes. I can relate to the fact it is not fun unloading containers in 100+ degrees. It's really exciting to see what you guys are doing. I'm sure we're a few years away from these robots becoming mainstream, i.e. the cost of these versus cheap labour, but this is a really important innovation. It's also cool to see BD robots being put to practical use, as with the Spot videos, much as we all love the dancing/gymnastics Atlas videos too 🙂

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

Do you think they are going to viable long-term 🤔 They are competing with cheap labor that can adapt to different tasks. How much do you think it's costs to buy one vs hire some cheap labor. Returns on investment?

@JackITG 10 месяцев назад

Yes I do because eventually these will speed up to point they're doing the work of 5-10 people, accurately. They don't need HR/payroll/managing/security and they do it without complaining. I lost count the number of times we had guys call in sick when they knew multiple containers were coming in that day. These machines don't get sick (assuming no regular breakdowns). If they can stack pallets rather than just throw on a conveyor, which I've seen them do in other demonstrations, then that increases the return on investment even further. And labour in the UK is not that cheap even when it's cheap.@@xaxfixho

@saxtree9787 10 месяцев назад

@@xaxfixho cheap labor can adapt to different tasks, but cheap labor cant work 24/7 year round. I can only assume that eventually the cost between a robot and human labor would equal out or eventually be better for the robot, because the robot is able to make up difference through infinite work hours and durability in weather conditions (extreme heat or cold). And a robot won't complain about working conditions..

@HappyBeezerStudios 3 месяца назад

@@saxtree9787 yeah, working around the clock, on weekends, on holidays, in wild climate. And no labour cost.

@bvoyelr 10 месяцев назад

I can't believe that vacuum system is actually effective in the wild. It seems like it would constantly be defeated by dust, misshapen boxes, heavier items -- pretty much anything. And that says nothing about the wear and tear on the "suckers". That's a boatload of duty cycles for a flexible material. Though I guess by the same token they can be made relatively cheaply and just replaced when they go bad.

@mikeblaz 10 месяцев назад

It would never work in the real world. Too many variables...

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

@@mikeblazthere are niche markets, where all that is known. It's like tesla truck 🚚 vs regular diesel truck. Will only make sense in very small markets. Unit cost ,plus battery replacement costs not withstanding

@TrismegistusMx 10 месяцев назад

"While they work on other higher value operations within the warehouse." Lol, no. They're just laid off permanently.

@greenyxd7298 10 месяцев назад

i know its annoying to lose ones job. but why make that an issue with dudes and gals making robots

@TrismegistusMx 10 месяцев назад

@@greenyxd7298 I'm making an issue with the propaganda.

@Jacksontruman92 10 месяцев назад

This is the type of work I wish I could've been a part of with my Robotics degree... but hey, designing substations is good too. Can't wait to see what else you guys cook up!

@MegaSuperCritic 10 месяцев назад

You are the master of your destiny

@quantumblur_3145 10 месяцев назад

@@MegaSuperCriticdestiny and self have 50/50 custody of the next destiny

@Jacksontruman92 10 месяцев назад

@@MegaSuperCritictell that to all the robotic companies that reject me from entry level jobs due to them wanting more work experience

@Sekir80 10 месяцев назад

@@Jacksontruman92 That's sad and a bit demotivating. Anyway, keep it, hopefully someday you'll get the job of your dreams!

@deildegast 10 месяцев назад

@@Jacksontruman92 I feel you, some companies don't understand you can't be fresh out of university full of ideas and knowledge, and have "seven to ten years experience in a narrow industry field". It can be difficult and demotivating, but don't give up. Somewhere down the line, someone needs you - not only your skills, but also your side of the dreams and wishes.

@BrentBestwick 10 месяцев назад

Seeing Atlas, Stretch and Spot together instantly gives me MST3K vibes; shout out to Crow, Gypsy & Tom Servo!

@nathanbirks8876 10 месяцев назад

Could it do twice the work with 2 arms? One could unload while the other grabs more boxes, and the whole top could rotate. Love it as is too, its great to see the field of robotics advancing!

@quantumblur_3145 10 месяцев назад

That's twice the movement to balance, but if anyone could manage another arm it'd be BD

@nathanbirks8876 10 месяцев назад

@quantumblur_3145 True, but easy these days. The two arms would counterbalance each other to some extent, too. The near double productivity is the real benefit. Maybe for version 2.0

@cursed_cats5710 10 месяцев назад

Two robots working together could do that

@danielcaoili6890 10 месяцев назад

@@nathanbirks8876 like that guy in sprited away XD

@nathanbirks8876 10 месяцев назад

@cursed_cats5710 or 2 robots in one, lol. You would save $ on the base and they wouldn't have to move around each other 😉

@lukeszatmary1840 10 месяцев назад

I would pay so much money to have a smaller version of this doing dishes! Give this thing a claw and it could basically be a roomba going around the house, putting dishes into the washer and unloading it when that's done. Maybe it could have a layout of where certain items go and it could clean up the house, pick up laundry. If the whole idea is loading and unloading, that's basically the chore of doing laundry minus folding stuff. An interesting challenge I hope we one day get to see a solution for!

@ksobbbbosk 10 месяцев назад

The company you are looking for is definitely TESLA

@bzqp2 10 месяцев назад

That's what engineers do. They print negative linework drawings of the robot they're working on. That's just what they do.

@DTkinetic 10 месяцев назад

I'm glad that Boston Dynamics is moving forward and Stretch seems to be more efficient, but, I wish I got to see more of Handle since second to Spot, that was my favorite design

@javo_ 10 месяцев назад

Sometimes the best solution it's the simplest. Interesting to see how they went from humanoid robot all the way back to wheels+arm.

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

Imagine if a calculator was shaped like a brain 🧠 😳 💀 😅 Or a car was shaped like a horse 🐎 😂 Or a boat was shaped like a fish 🐟

@HappyBeezerStudios 3 месяца назад

Yeah. We don't see wheels in nature, because wheels need even surfaces like roads to work best. And when one animal builds roads to use it's wheels, everyone else can come and use it at no cost. Legs work much better on uneven ground. Not as fast as a race car, but allowing goats to climb 80° slopes, allowing cheetahs to run through the savanna, allowing walking over uneven terrain. And logistics means even ground, so wheels are the way.

@Lost68er_SYNTH_PUNK 10 месяцев назад

I think, working for a company like this, testing out the edges of technology, would be one of the greatest jobs anyone can have... 😎

@r-saint 10 месяцев назад

A South Korean man in his 40s, who worked for a robotics company, was crushed to death by a robot after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling. The man was inspecting the robot’s sensor operations at a distribution centre for agricultural produce in South Gyeongsang province. The robot was lifting boxes filled with bell peppers and placing them on a pallet when it malfunctioned and identified the man as a box, according to the Yonhap news agency.

@trader2137 10 месяцев назад

accidents will always happen, in regular warehouses accidents are quite common

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

Sad to hear 😢, we need more safety for the workers 🙏

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

@@weird-guy the sun also rises with or without robots. I also y-e-p my rz with or without robots. That's a non statement, changes nothing. Add nothing to the conversation

@BitrateBilly 9 месяцев назад

thats probably why stretch has an auto-safety lock that goes off when your near, so it doesnt accidentally confuse you for a crate

@NerdyX90 10 месяцев назад

Stretch: Preventing human back injuries one box at a time. lol

@artfx9 10 месяцев назад

Employee: Stop touching my boxes! Robot: I'm afraid I can't do that.

@ninjacat230 8 месяцев назад

I think it stops if you get close to it

@whatintheactualf 10 месяцев назад

Can we get video of it unloaded a pile of boxes that have fallen over?

@PikaPetey 10 месяцев назад

This is really cool

@THE-X-Force 10 месяцев назад

All I heard was *_"Robot"_* and *_"Suction"_* .. the future is looking bright!

@measlyfurball37 4 месяца назад

Profile pic checks out

@THE-X-Force 4 месяца назад

@@measlyfurball37 Finally .. somebody gets me!

@TheOwlCreek 10 месяцев назад

2023: Still waiting for my robot butler 😒

@stavkous4963 10 месяцев назад

From bipedal to printer with an arm to a rolling carrier 🎉

@MelloCello7 10 месяцев назад

There is someone out there who will choose to go into a career into robotics simply because of this shot right here 1:37

@hardwareful 10 месяцев назад

I love how people make fun of Boston Dynamics for building something that isn't as generalized as a humanoid robot, but which undoubtedly excels in strength and agility in tasks unfit for humans.

@epsilon1670 10 месяцев назад

its an interesting robot but most of the warehouse work i have personally been involved with is either pallets coming into a warehouse and cages of stock or more pallets back out of a warehouse.

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

I think there are multiple players in that space. I doubt it would make financial sense, look at yhier history. Probably to their 👁 eyeballs in debt with all the custom hardware they have tried over the years

@MagDag_ 10 месяцев назад

I'm a truck driver with a lot of experience unloading and loading. This robot is interesting but most loads are coming on pallets, there are a lot of boxes on it and people can unload using pallets which is way quicker than box by box. It would be best if you designed a box to ensure the robot hashave a good grip. They need a pallet robot.

@doberski6855 10 месяцев назад

Agreed, surprised that Stretch does not have an adapter which would turn it into a robotic pallet truck to offload full skids from a docked truck or trailer.

@capitalistdingo 10 месяцев назад

Good point. While these are shown unloading from a truck, it might be more practical to have a system (human or robot) load and unload the pallets but have stretch bots pack them up before transport, pick them apart after and sort them when they are free of the truck. Less delay for the trucks and allows the pallet to be worked on by two or more bots from separate sides. Then if a box was leaked on and falling apart you could have one bot lend a hand to support the item when removing it. You could have them separating the boxes into piles with other bots loading them onto separate conveyors (belts of carts).

@guitarfan01 7 месяцев назад

I used to unload trucks for Target. Boy am I glad I got that history degree now.

@EdwinSteiner 10 месяцев назад

Now all we need is a Boston Unobtrusive-Background-Musics.

@thomaswolf6645 4 месяца назад

This guys really arnt visionary. You configure the workspace for the robot, not the other way around

@malybboy 10 месяцев назад

What if inside the cardboard is something heavier than the cardboard can withstand ?

@frag0638 10 месяцев назад

The box tears open?

@frag0638 10 месяцев назад

Maybe it can sense the weight and retry from a different angle, eg the side?

@eSKAone- 10 месяцев назад

@@frag0638even worse

@malybboy 10 месяцев назад

@@frag0638 exactly

@malybboy 10 месяцев назад

@@frag0638 don't think so. The suckers are situated from the top so this robot lifts only by sucking from the top of the box. It's stupid idea and you can't apply this to everything.

@Nekotaku_TV 7 месяцев назад

So awesome that it became an actual product that's being used.

@fomod_ 10 месяцев назад

I wonder if this system could eventually be scaled down to smaller package types

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

There's a that's what she said joke somewhere in there 😂

@Hepad_ 10 месяцев назад

My company works on that exact idea. It's used to prepare orders.

@lhybrideur 10 месяцев назад

It seems to be already able to grasp several smaller boxes at once then release them one by one, so it can probably do smaller boxes too as long as you can grasp them with at least one vacuum plot.

@BitrateBilly 9 месяцев назад

it looks like it already is, it was grabbing some pretty small boxes in the video

@futsk01 10 месяцев назад

I really hope Handle could make a return, perhaps with an improved movement control system?

@tiagotiagot 10 месяцев назад

Maybe Handle would be more suited for the final meters of delivery, taking boxes off delivery trucks and into people's doors, going thru arbitrary terrain, stairs, grass, undermaintained sidewalks etc? (though of course, additional improvements would be need for safety; you don't wanna be known as the brand that has the robots that run over puppies)

@vii408 9 месяцев назад

Stretch, coming to replace a warehouse worker soon!

@kinuorthel8096 10 месяцев назад

I know they can't love me back for a long time, but I still love them, I can wait.

@DjNiRex 10 месяцев назад

I have been following the project since the introduction of "handle" and have written countless emails to get an offer for a stretch. Unfortunately, no answer so far. It would be a dream to integrate a robot like this into our processes.

@SpaceB0nz 10 месяцев назад

Exactly. Boston Dynamics robots are very impressive mechanically. However, they don't have the software brain to back it up. Thus they will always be limited to very specific and regimented tasks that require no intelligence. The Tesla humanoid robot, Optimus, does have a brain based on their Full Self Driving software. That is the brand of robot that will be in your factory within two to three years. If you have not seen Optimus you should check it out!

@lazarusblackwell6988 10 месяцев назад

You are making great progress :) :)

@ninjacat230 8 месяцев назад

7:17 love that placeholder product

@ianneilson 10 месяцев назад

2013: We built this robot, we can kick it and he doesn't fall over. 2023: We built this robot, he moves boxes.

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

Progress is 🐌 slow

@Grunzgesetz 10 месяцев назад

The idea of helping humanity with those robots is nice, but in reality robots are only used if they are cheaper than humans.

@kennyg1358 10 месяцев назад

And then the humans are surplus.

@Grunzgesetz 10 месяцев назад

@@kennyg1358 only in capitalist logic

@Genecaster 10 месяцев назад

I loooove Handle, easily my favorite BD robot. Just so cool.

@robertbidochon7949 10 месяцев назад

great times ahead ! no more grueling tasks to do !

@TJeremiah 10 месяцев назад

Many minds with a fairly open budget focusing on making the best version of a robot. Cool.

@Philipp1887HSV 10 месяцев назад

The packages Stretch is carying: Are these the ones filled with Nestlés morality?

@reddcube 10 месяцев назад

Cool to see all the robot designs you had to iterate before making a commercial robot.

@konsul2006 10 месяцев назад

Keep it simple! Always a winner.

@ralphhowes 10 месяцев назад

Boston Dynamics makes the coolest products on the planet

@wilreul 10 месяцев назад

08:23 "then you realize... it's boring" this sentence is so sincere! The main product is there and has a market, point. But that's not Boston Dynamics... Boston Dynamics is there to create, push boundaries, impress, suprise! The application will come as the demand shows itself after your video releases. But creating is your core business IMO. Once a product has a main purpose, it's time to move on to the next one. Your value is in your craziness, guys!

@Makebuildmodify 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! Is it just me, or does it seem like two arms on one base would speed things up a little?

@stephenbinkley 8 месяцев назад

being able to have a similar system with forks for pallets would be nice as cases are only one side of product packing

@KwakWack 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for making me dream for more than a decade and for building the world of the future

@marcinwilczynski 10 месяцев назад

The company that will be the first to create a robot that will be able to plant and cultivate healthy food in the fields will win. Planting, watering, care, harvesting and storage. And it's not just about large farms, but also about the fact that in the future everyone will be able to buy or rent such a robot to grow food on their plots.

@RichardWilkin 10 месяцев назад

A good example of how product evolution follows the evolution of thought about the product. Also good to see robots that can do boring stuff, so that people don’t have to. Other good mundane tasks for robots could include weeding the garden and picking up rubbish.

@CruzeUK 10 месяцев назад

Really is no company on earth that can touch what Boston Dynamics can do.

@ksobbbbosk 10 месяцев назад

TESLA OPTIMUS wants to talk to you

@kennyg1358 10 месяцев назад

Off the top of my head: Boeing, Airbus, Sony, Yamaha, Honda, Samsung, ABB, Tesla, SpaceX, Volvo, Hitachi, Bosch, Lockheed, Ratheon, Oshkosh, VW Group...

@ScreenProductions 10 месяцев назад

With technology moving so fast for example metal gallium embedded with magnetic particles to create the liquid shape-shifting robots, Stretch, Atlas, and the others are quickly becoming the equivalent of the “bulky VCR’s” of the 70’s.

@IVWOR 10 месяцев назад

Дякую за цікаве відео 👍

@rissaspibeis7008 10 месяцев назад

I love watching these robots move; I look at them and I feel like I've been pulled into Deus Ex or Ghost in the Shell

@jikemenkins7098 10 месяцев назад

This is much better than dancing and backflips

@soundwavethedragon1977 10 месяцев назад

now we need evolutions of spot and atlas

@Rose-fb3qo 10 месяцев назад

For a time...... This was good. [ Animatrix: Second renaissance. 2003]

@sourisooo2434 10 месяцев назад

Small companies need hands for multipurpose tasks. Remenber that the capabilities of human hand not come from only its shape but also its matter.

@DannyGGchannel 10 месяцев назад

amazing product. beautiful design. great work BD! True innovation

@великая_русь 10 месяцев назад

Невероятно. Очень классные разработки у вас Бостон Дайнемикс. Эволюция состоит в том, что грузчик в прошлом теперь становиться оператором робота или программистом по машинному обучению.

@thomaswiltherford9265 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for releasing this vid! So cool to see as an outsider.

@ThugByChoice 10 месяцев назад

Air lines should probably have a market for this.

@Guru_1092 10 месяцев назад

Amazon: "I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!!!"

@sbukosky 10 месяцев назад

How about something for the homeowners? A real robotic lawn mower, snow removal, leaf removal and for inside the house, a serious vacuum cleaner that can handle all carpets and hard floors?

@littlejonathorn6860 10 месяцев назад

Stretch is Awesome!!!

@sinjisdf1 10 месяцев назад

This is by far my second favorite company ❤

@xaxfixho 10 месяцев назад

Your current boss will be proud 🙌 😂

@mikakettunen7939 10 месяцев назад

Just wait few moments - Stretch will have octopussy level of arms spinning around with AI accuracy - just wait EDIT - octopus :)

@MacGuffin1 10 месяцев назад

'Other higher value operations in the warehouse' like firing people? Cool robot....

@trader2137 10 месяцев назад

the worker can now maintain robots instead of moving boxes

@K4rg0th 10 месяцев назад

Stretch seems to be really efficient AND it also looks great. Handle is kind of nightmare fuel to me haha

@chemik7469 10 месяцев назад

Europalette was invented in 1939 People before 1939:

@1schwererziehbar1 10 месяцев назад

Impressive robot, impressive company!

@MihaBBC 8 месяцев назад

"They took er jerbs!" Darryl Weathers

@PencilParasite 10 месяцев назад

currently for the tending of machine tools we are following the path of moving from the classic fenced cells to CoBots, which however remain "tied" close to the machine: the Strech seems to me to be exactly what awaits us at the end of that path.

@tom7 10 месяцев назад

That's my brother! You can tell because the second word out of his mouth is "morphology"

@Stuntman707 9 месяцев назад

Airport baggage handling is a huge opportunity for something like stretch.

@Me-ld8bt 10 месяцев назад

Really cool. I wish I could work at Boston Dynamics.

@GTGTRIK 8 месяцев назад

Shame that handle didn't make the cut, love that design. Maybe a courier bot at some point?

@damianfirecaster7230 10 месяцев назад

Looking great BD Keep up the great work, We Love stretch and Spot and Atlas.

@MIBIncomeEncourager 10 месяцев назад

An incredibly clever company with some of the brightest minds on earth creating some of the smartest robots on earth.... People have seen amazon's new warehouse robots (which I must say are nothing on stretch).... I've done hours of lorry work and having to load/unload the back of a container... It's miserable work with a pallet truck.... I'm very very impressed with Stretch (and Boston Dynamics in general).. I have paid attention to their dog style load carriers which are trialled (as just one of) purposes to carry military kit into the field to lessen footsoldiers being wounded... At the same time job losses are on people's mind at the moment with the sped up advancement of A. I. And it is important that staff on previous roles whom are replaced by a robot role... Are atleast offered a re-purposed role within their said industry otherwise human staff are to be rightly upset.... Just hope companies will honour their staff and give them opportunity..... There are always two sides to a coin....