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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='A New Robot Aims to Do the Heavy Lifting' data-article-id='5523'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8708'>The American robotics company Boston Dynamics recently made public a new robot called Stretch.</span> <span data-start-time='8708' data-end-time='21375'>It is designed to do only one job: to move containers, or boxes, in large storage buildings called warehouses.</span> <span data-start-time='21375' data-end-time='28875'>Michael Perry is vice president of business development for Boston Dynamics.</span> <span data-start-time='28875' data-end-time='36833'>He said Stretch is the first robot designed for one job that the company has built.</span> <span data-start-time='36833' data-end-time='45521'>He added that the robot was developed because of requests from companies around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='45521' data-end-time='62625'>“We heardpretty much universallyacross 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.</span> <span data-start-time='62625' data-end-time='73750'>Stretch has a smallbasethat permits it to move around small spaces in existing warehouses without having to redesign them.</span> <span data-start-time='73750' data-end-time='86292'>The robot also has an arm with highly developed cameras that can identify and deal with boxes of many shapes and sizes.</span> <span data-start-time='86292' data-end-time='93938'>Perry said Stretch can pick up boxes that weigh about 23 kilograms.</span> <span data-start-time='93938' data-end-time='101333'>He adds that the robot can move about 800 boxes in one hour.</span> <span data-start-time='101333' data-end-time='112146'>Boston Dynamics is known for YouTube videos of its dog-like ‘Spot’ and humanoid ‘Atlas’ robots.</span> <span data-start-time='112146' data-end-time='123146'>Perry said now is a good time for its latest robot to benefit from increasing demand for speedy homedelivery.</span> <span data-start-time='123146' data-end-time='130708'>Experts say the warehousing industry experienced strong growth in 2020.</span> <span data-start-time='130708' data-end-time='136229'>That growth is expected to continue this year.</span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/B.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17139 data-hint-location='45521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/what_is_the_definition_of_universally.wav'>What is the definition of universally?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='in every case'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/in_every_case.wav'><span>in every case</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/rarely.wav'><span>rarely</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/sometimes.wav'><span>sometimes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/never.wav'><span>never</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17140 data-hint-location='93938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/how_many_boxes_per_hour_can_the_robot_move.wav'>How many boxes per hour can the robot move?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='800'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/7.wav'><span>7</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/800.wav'><span>800</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/1000.wav'><span>1,000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/20000.wav'><span>20,000</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17141 data-hint-location='8708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/it_is_designed_to_do_only_one_job_to_move_containers_or_boxes_in_large_storage_buildings_called__blank_.wav'>It is designed to do only one job: to move containers, or boxes, in large storage buildings called <span class='blank'>warehouses</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='warehouses'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/truckstops.wav'><span>truckstops</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/hospitals.wav'><span>hospitals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4997/cafeterias.wav'><span>cafeterias</span></div><div class='choice' 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