Battle of the robots: Memphis’ Chopsticks vs. Boston’s Stretch
Dextrous Robotics team members (left to right) roboticist Jess Moss, co-founder and CTO Sam Zapolsky, co-founder and CEO Evan Drumwright and software engineer Giho Jang discuss the robot they built to unload trucks and shipping containers. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Dextrous Robotics is a Memphis startup. Boston Dynamics has been making attention-getting robots for 29 years. Which firm has designed the better robot to unload bulk packages from truck trailers and shipping containers?
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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