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Is Stretch from Boston Dynamics the warehouse robot companies have been waiting for?
Stretch is a box-stacking, pallet-moving robot from the company that created the world’s most famous robotic dog, Spot.
Stretch is a box-stacking, pallet-moving robot from the company that created the world’s most famous robotic dog, Spot.
Last Cobra Left
April 8, 2021 at 1:57 pm
Isn’t it amazing to watch the machines that will take your job after your job has treated you like crap.
Nick Jordon
April 8, 2021 at 1:58 pm
Finally Amazon can have employees that don’t have to pee
James G
April 8, 2021 at 2:08 pm
Why does the tech company have such poor audio on their videos?
everintransit 42
April 8, 2021 at 7:28 pm
Because this is mostly propaganda.
Last Cobra Left
April 8, 2021 at 2:11 pm
Omg
Shawn A
April 8, 2021 at 2:16 pm
Robots are gonna take all the jerbs
Harold V O
April 8, 2021 at 2:38 pm
Things like this is why I’m starting to think a universal basic income is a good idea. This will shake the economy in ways we haven’t even imagined. I’m even for something like, if the technology becomes available, have government loan an individual if they want their consciousness and minds transplanted into a quantum computer and then be transplanted into a mechanical/robotic body that is durable, infinitely upgradeable and impervious to injury, hunger and disease. If we become machines, we simply adapt to the evolving mechanization and automation of society and getting into jobs would be easier, the only pay is a consistent and continuous recharge to be alive and productive, and maybe some actual monetary compensation so we could afford vacations, going to school to gain more knowledge and degree, etc.
Ralph Rodriguez
April 8, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Agreed with ubi, but the rest of your post is not real.not technology that exists at this point. And biz owners wouldn’t want humans In mech body when robots can do what they want
Harold V O
April 8, 2021 at 2:52 pm
@Ralph Rodriguez I’m probably thinking of neuralink when I mentioned that kind of tech. It’s a prototype technology that potentially leads there.
M Rawash
April 8, 2021 at 2:40 pm
And they’d never unionize! Amazon is salivating.
Cyrus Bisan
April 8, 2021 at 4:27 pm
Lol
MrKarthikbritish
April 8, 2021 at 2:40 pm
Robot comes takes the human jobs AWAY👏
Alejandro Segura
April 8, 2021 at 2:47 pm
It doesn’t seem fast enough. If your unloading your on a timer
Tesco Primark
April 8, 2021 at 3:07 pm
3:04 what was that? An open box?
Oh, that was for demonstration only.
Michael Martens
April 8, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Yeah bring me one for my post office point to help me lift the boxes to send 🙋♂️
Folarin Kemmer-Pearse
April 8, 2021 at 3:28 pm
…and it doesn’t need pee breaks!!
jorge fernandez
April 8, 2021 at 3:51 pm
Those are some cool, scary robots.
django chubbinz
April 8, 2021 at 4:29 pm
Amazons gonna buy those up like mcnuggets
Likely A Zombie
April 8, 2021 at 4:36 pm
They’ve come for your jobs.
Andy Altman
April 8, 2021 at 4:37 pm
What’s your favorite robot from Boston Dynamics?
RyanExx
April 8, 2021 at 8:44 pm
Atlas
Tejas Chaudhari
April 9, 2021 at 12:45 am
Spot
John Thumble
April 9, 2021 at 4:59 pm
@iSyriux that’s all well and good but what do we do in the mean time….? that is….unless you have the completly fleshed out resolutions to these problems we can implement starting tomorrow?
John Taylor
April 9, 2021 at 10:39 pm
@John Thumble In a good economy a market will be created for those jobs. This is the process of creative destruction. Jobs are destroyed and no longer profitable and new jobs are created. The iPhone took away jobs and revenue from companies that made cameras and calculators. Uber takes away jobs from Taxi companies. Farming tech takes away jobs from the farming industry. As these markets require less jobs new markets are or will be created that implement them.
John Thumble
April 9, 2021 at 11:31 pm
@John Taylor lol no…just no.
Reaper
April 10, 2021 at 12:01 am
@UnkaTom cry about it LOLLLLLL
John Taylor
April 10, 2021 at 12:16 am
@John Thumble lol, well what are your thoughts then? Do you think we need to preserve all low paying jobs?
SecretOfMonkeyIsland
April 8, 2021 at 4:48 pm
Amazon probably would buy this, will put a lot of staff out of work long term so won’t be popular
Riadul Islam
April 8, 2021 at 4:55 pm
Stretch is going to make them loads of money
mrPmj00
April 8, 2021 at 4:56 pm
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murcielago Batman
April 8, 2021 at 6:25 pm
I guess UPS is going to fire everybody. THEY TOOK OUR JOB!!!
nuno bartolo
April 8, 2021 at 6:30 pm
gona cost 200k the chinese will build ros open source software version for 20k boston dynamics will forever be a research lab
Brett S
April 8, 2021 at 7:42 pm
Not all boxes are taped that well. Plenty of boxes over fifty pounds.
matthew popp
April 8, 2021 at 10:13 pm
But who loads trucks like that?
Khaled Hussain
April 8, 2021 at 10:34 pm
Are they going to use Stretch to make more Stretchs.
Maarten Van der Straeten
April 9, 2021 at 12:00 am
This is really oooold news.. Go to a logistics expo and you will find companies doing this for years. For 98% automating boxes ‘same shoebox size’ is not applicable for their logistics business. You just jumped onto the Boston dynamics name without research.
Parvesh Singh
April 9, 2021 at 1:37 am
Human is my favourite but only if they leave jobs for them 🙏🏻
이슈세상
April 9, 2021 at 3:02 am
Too slow your fire
Captain Jeff Morris
April 9, 2021 at 3:23 am
Picking up a heavy box from the top, without lifting / supporting from the bottom is not going to work. I feel this is BD’s least impressive release. During the interview the engineer revealed how unknowing he was and the rest of the BD was / is about what it is like to work in back of truck loading and unloading. I have always been AMAZED with earlier BD reveals, but Stretch REALLY underwhelmed me.
gun6slinger9
April 9, 2021 at 3:55 am
Keep protesting and complaining about being underpaid and this is what happens unfortunately. Innovation finds a way, can work 24/7 no breaks, wont complain, wont call in sick…
Sachi Perez
April 9, 2021 at 4:04 am
…and it won’t throw your precious packages!
dmfool21
April 9, 2021 at 4:43 am
Warehouse workers beware! Automation is coming for your job. Image a double pallet jack with this arm. Walmart, Target, and any Grocery chain would buy this.
David Heller
April 9, 2021 at 5:53 am
So no more Handle?
Jameel Ja
April 9, 2021 at 8:53 am
I prefer humanoid robots (robots). But stretch is a good start.
Mohammad Emad
April 9, 2021 at 2:16 pm
(Monsters inc) Mike wazowski doesn’t like this.
sanjuansteve
April 9, 2021 at 3:54 pm
How light does a cardboard box have to be to be able to be lifted from the top or the side of the box alone, and what percentage of boxes are that lightweight? Is there a heavier lifting version too?
UnkaTom
April 9, 2021 at 4:18 pm
We’re going to live in massive shanty towns just like Elysium predicted… but gosh, look at them shiny robots!
Dr. Venkman
April 9, 2021 at 5:04 pm
People losing jobs! Thats innovation.
StuntmanDAN
April 9, 2021 at 5:27 pm
Can we Start the UBI discussion back again?
If Autonomy is replacing the Human laborer, and thus improves GDP who will buy the products being produced if people dont have jobs to buy the products?
bsoverns
April 9, 2021 at 5:28 pm
Just guessing here, but probably $1,000,000 per robot vs hiring people at $15 per hour, good luck.
gmax876
April 9, 2021 at 7:37 pm
I don’t think I would want that job anyway.
Mohammed Abu Ghrbyeh
April 9, 2021 at 9:52 pm
And steal jobs
Kirton Philip123
April 9, 2021 at 10:18 pm
Why are you watching this video🤔
Leon C
April 9, 2021 at 10:54 pm
honestly ain’t the first or the newest just an fyi.
Steven Visnovits
April 9, 2021 at 11:24 pm
I’d like to see them develop a robot to replace a CEO.
GERG to
April 9, 2021 at 11:34 pm
3:29 “Its packed with depth sensors and 2D cameras” Yeah not the cheap 1D ones the real deal, its 2D!! xD
cptramius
April 10, 2021 at 12:06 am
The robot could not lift bottom heavy boxes