Warehouse
Gap saw Stretch at a trade show and set up a trial at its warehouse in Fishkill, New York.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Gap Inc. leaders first saw Stretch at a trade show in 2021 and arranged for a beta test”
What it means
Stretch, from Boston Dynamics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Stretch
- Gap said that with Stretch, one or two workers could handle 10,000 incoming boxes a day at its warehouses.
- Stretch was unloading trailers at the Hermes warehouse in Haldensleben, Germany, part of Otto Group.
- Online retail group Otto Group announced plans to use Stretch in more than 20 of its warehouses.