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Automated Trailer Unloading with Boston Dynamics Stretch Robot

Automated trailer unloading with Stretch from Boston Dynamics is a new and innovative way to streamline warehouse operations. Stretch is a mobile robot that can autonomously detect, grasp, and unload boxes from trailers and shipping containers. It can handle a variety of box sizes and types, including standard brown boxes, highly graphical boxes, and even damaged boxes.

Stretch is easy to use and requires minimal human intervention. Operators simply need to drive Stretch into the trailer, select the unloading pattern, and then press start. Stretch will then do the rest, unloading the trailer quickly and efficiently.

Boston Dynamics CEO explains the new Stretch Robot

Stretch is equipped with a variety of sensors that allow it to navigate safely and accurately in the trailer. It also has a powerful computer vision system that allows it to identify and grasp boxes of all shapes and sizes.

Stretch is still under development, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way trailers are unloaded. It can help to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and make warehouses safer for workers.

Here are some of the benefits of using Stretch to automate trailer unloading:

  • Increased efficiency: Stretch can unload a trailer much faster than a team of human workers. This can help warehouses to increase their throughput and meet customer demand.
  • Reduced costs: Stretch can help to reduce the cost of labor and improve productivity. This can lead to significant cost savings for warehouses.
  • Improved safety: Stretch can help to improve safety in warehouses by eliminating the need for human workers to unload trailers. This can help to reduce the risk of injuries.

Automation Quotes

  • “Lets go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” ~Steve Jobs, co-founder Apple Inc.
  • “I predict that, because of artificial intelligence and its ability to automate certain tasks that in the past were impossible to automate, not only will we have a much wealthier civilization, but the quality of work will go up very significantly and a higher fraction of people will have callings and careers relative to today. ~Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon
  • “In the twenty-first century, the robot will take the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization.” ~Nikola Tesla
  • “For people with a disability, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will give us super powers.” ~Birgit Skarstein
  • “Artificial Intelligence will completely alter supply chain automation.” ~Dave Waters
  • “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” ~Charles Darwin

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