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A New Robot Aims to Do the Heavy Lifting

The American robotics company Boston Dynamics recently made public a new robot called Stretch. It is designed to do only one job: to move containers, or boxes, in large storage buildings called warehouses.

Michael Perry is vice president of business development for Boston Dynamics. He said Stretch is the first robot designed for one job that the company has built. He added that the robot was developed because of requests from companies around the world.

"We heard pretty much universally across warehousing that truck unloading is one of the most physically difficult and unpleasant jobs... And that's where Stretch comes into play," Perry told Reuters.

Stretch has a small base that permits it to move around small spaces in existing warehouses without having to redesign them. The robot also has an arm with highly developed cameras that can identify and deal with boxes of many shapes and sizes.

Perry said Stretch can pick up boxes that weigh about 23 kilograms. He adds that the robot can move about 800 boxes in one hour.

Boston Dynamics is known for YouTube videos of its dog-like ‘Spot' and humanoid ‘Atlas' robots.

Perry said now is a good time for its latest robot to benefit from increasing demand for speedy home delivery.

Experts say the warehousing industry experienced strong growth in 2020. That growth is expected to continue this year. They say online buying during the coronavirus health crisis drove the need for a huge expansion in delivery services.

Boston Dynamics has not released a price for Stretch. But the company said the system can be set up without costly redesigns or investments in new buildings or structures.

I'm Jonathan Evans.

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美国公司推出“只做重活”机器人

美国机器人技术公司波士顿动力最近推出了一款名为Stretch的新型机器人rs)q*hBmWn#tf;hNIx。它被设计成只能执行一项工作——在大型仓库等存储建筑里搬运箱子DI_@K-N%#E。

迈克尔·佩里（Michael Perry）是波士顿动力公司的业务发展副总裁H^0xc;PNjr]3V71_UI。他说，Stretch是该公司制造的首款只执行单一任务的机器人V3)O^zIyks_3)。他还表示，该机器人的开发是出于世界各地公司的要求bm[9]Dsjuv-Bv*b-e*。

佩里对路透社表示：“在仓库里听到最多的抱怨就是，卸货是最吃力和最令人烦躁的工作，而这正是Stretch问世的原因4B@D1gYs0~i*_EY2whuQ。”

Stretch的底座很小，可在现有仓库的狭小空间内移动，而无需改造仓库ZK5ayf6M43QE^0E2。该机器人的手臂还配备了高度发达的摄像头，可以识别和处理各种形状和大小的箱子&bP5,HJXJ|-+MHSdL#L。

佩里表示，Stretch可以拿起约23公斤重的箱子)e%]%oW-#Y#Q[yU)|k。他还表示，该机器人在一小时内可以搬运大约800个箱子FhGy%48;P]Jw~YhS。

波士顿动力以其Spot机器狗和Atlas人形机器人在YouTube上的视频而闻名FvEpan=1VQ)R[Bd9。

佩里表示，现下正是这款最新版机器人受益于快递送货上门需求增长的好时机M_3U[RLA5sel1Y!wi7GF。

专家表示，仓储业在2020年实现了强劲增长GhRw)I(3R&。预计这一增长今年将会持续下去K)pAH]]Lk7*k%PR3。他们表示，新冠病毒健康危机期间，网购推动了对快递业务大型扩张的需求dIXUZv7P--RL!nbQM。

波士顿动力尚未发布Stretch的价格eED~YJN.uiQw-#=S。但是该公司表示，安装该系统无需对仓库进行高成本的重新设计，也无需投资建造新的建筑U4Kp;F;ImlU+(m8。

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