{"id":145311,"date":"2022-09-01T00:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T05:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/nfi-to-deploy-boston-dynamics-stretch-robot-in-10-million-deal"},"modified":"2022-09-01T00:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T05:23:59","slug":"nfi-to-deploy-boston-dynamics-stretch-robot-in-10-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/nfi-to-deploy-boston-dynamics-stretch-robot-in-10-million-deal","title":{"rendered":"NFI to Deploy Boston Dynamics\u2019 Stretch Robot in $10 Million Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/nfi-to-deploy-boston-dynamics-stretch-robot-in-10-million-deal2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CAMDEN, N.J., August 30, 2022<\/strong> \u2013 NFI, a leading supply chain solutions provider, today announced it has signed a $10 million agreement to deploy Boston Dynamics\u2019 newest robot, Stretch, across its U.S. warehousing operations. The mobile robot will begin unloading trucks and containers as a pilot program at NFI\u2019s Savannah, GA facility in 2023, with plans to outfit additional warehouse locations across North America over the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>Supply chain demand remains near all-time highs. To support the flow of goods and increase operational capacity, NFI continues to invest in technology that supports a people-led, technology-enabled approach. The investment also falls in line with NFI\u2019s Applied Innovation focus, which pilots new technologies to demonstrate a real-world application within operations before scaling across its North American network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a time when companies need to evolve to meet consumer expectations, NFI has stepped in as the innovative logistics partner, contributing to our customers\u2019 competitive edge,\u201d said Sid Brown, CEO of NFI. \u201cOur innovation portfolio emphasizes productivity and safety in NFI\u2019s operations. With Stretch, we will enhance the movement of freight through our facilities while providing a safer environment for our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMDEN, N.J., August 30, 2022 \u2013 NFI, a leading supply chain solutions provider, today announced it has signed a $10 million agreement to deploy Boston Dynamics\u2019 newest robot, Stretch, across its U.S. warehousing operations. The mobile robot will begin unloading trucks and containers as a pilot program at NFI\u2019s Savannah, GA facility in 2023, with [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":359,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}