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Re:Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch, a robot designed to move... by numpad0 on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:40AM (#26622365)
Problem is boxes are not necessarily designed to be suspended in the air by lids
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Re:Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch, a robot designed to move... by jlarocco on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:27PM (#26628381)
I don't see what the problem is.

Realistically, any company investing in one of these robots is going to make sure it's right for their workflow and that they're using boxes capable of being lifted this way.

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Re:Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch, a robot designed to move... by yellowapple on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:46PM (#26630135)
Would that happen before or after that company already sunk money on one of these robots?

Most boxes are designed to withstand inward pressures, not necessarily outward. And those specs are based on a lot more thorough of testing than "well we tried it a couple times and it didn't break, so I guess we're good"; I'd need to see one of these handling a lot of boxes without issue before I'd throw it into a warehouse.

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