Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch Gen 2 truck-unloading robot with easier maintenance

Boston Dynamics has introduced the second generation of Stretch, its case-handling robot for unloading trucks and containers. Drawing on more than 100,000 hours of field operation, the redesign cuts internal cabling by 81 percent, adds a revised gripper and continuous-rotation joints, and lets a drive module be swapped in about an hour instead of a full day. It handles up to 1,000 cases per hour and runs two shifts per charge.

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