3.3M views · Mar 29, 2021 · 2:01 · 1 HN recommender · 4 mentions · discussed 2021
Boston Dynamics introduces Stretch, a prototype robot that moves boxes in warehouses and distribution centers. Its mobile base lets it unload trucks, build pallets and assemble orders.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN links it as the official demo showing what Stretch actually does, though some commenters point out its limits, such as picking boxes from one side.
“I find the introduction video [0] better shows what it does/can do.”HN comment, 2021
“I find the introduction video [0] better shows what it does/can do.”
Intro video shows what Stretch does better
I find the introduction video [0] better shows what it does/can do. So... I guess inserters [1] are a thing, wonder how long until we get the tech for fast and stack inserters. Glad we skipped the burners, good strategy as it is such a mess to reconfigure. 0: this video 1: link
“Here's the video Boston Dynamics released, showing the robot in action”
Official Stretch robot demo video
Here's the video Boston Dynamics released, showing the robot in action: this video As far as I can see, boxes are picked up from one side, or the top. Some boxes would collapse due to this uneven distribution of force - a human worker would normally pick up a box from both sides, or the bottom.
“here they're picking up boxes from a single side”
idk what kind of sci-fi cardboard they're working with, but here they're picking up boxes from a single side: this video
I believe. You can ask them what's their plan for a moment when their job position gets replaced by a robot or an AWS Lambda function: this video
