Hello Robot Research

Research

  • Human Recognition–Driven Interaction with Hello Robot Stretch for Supporting Older Adults - 2026-06-10 - Research Publication - The ARSO paper uses Hello Robot Stretch for human-recognition-driven interaction in older-adult support. The study’s named evaluation platform is Stretch Research Edition from Hello Robot. - source: doi.org
  • Implicit-communication paper studies collaborative transport with Hello Robot Stretch - 2025-02-05 - Research Publication - The paper studies implicit communication in human-robot collaborative transport using motion cues rather than explicit verbal instruction. The experiments use a Hello Robot Stretch mobile manipulator in collaborative… - source: arxiv.org
  • OK-Robot evaluates open-vocabulary mobile manipulation on Stretch - 2024-01-22 - Research Publication - OK-Robot combines vision-language object detection, navigation, and grasping modules for training-free pick-and-drop tasks. The authors evaluate the system in 10 real-world home environments using a Hello Robot Stretch… - source: arxiv.org
  • Stretch with Stretch study uses Stretch RE1 for physical-therapy exercise games - 2023-12-20 - Research Publication - The study builds a Stretch-based system that verbally and visually guides older adults with Parkinson's disease through physical-therapy exercise games. Stretch RE1 uses its soft end effector as an adaptive target for… - source: arxiv.org
  • An Assistive Robot in an Indoor Scenario: the Stretch Hello Robot as Environment Organizer - 2023-10-25 - Research Publication - The MetroXRAINE paper uses Stretch Hello Robot as an assistive indoor environment organizer. The study’s named evaluation platform is Stretch Research Edition from Hello Robot. - source: doi.org
  • HomeRobot benchmark uses Stretch for open-vocabulary mobile manipulation - 2023-06-20 - Research Publication - HomeRobot introduces an open-vocabulary mobile-manipulation benchmark for navigating to novel household objects, grasping them, and placing them on target receptacles. The real-world component provides a software stack for… - source: arxiv.org
  • Custom teleoperation-interface study evaluates Stretch RE1 in assistive kitchen tasks - 2023-04-05 - Research Publication - The study evaluates browser-based teleoperation interfaces for people with severe physical limitations using a Stretch RE1 mobile manipulator. Participants with and without motor impairments used the robot in a real… - source: arxiv.org
  • Online Modifications for Event-based Signal Temporal Logic Specifications - 2023-03-31 - Research Publication - In this paper we present a grammar and control synthesis framework for online modification of Event-based Signal Temporal Logic (STL) specifications, during execution. The work is explicitly tied to Stretch Research… - source: arxiv.org

Articles

  • Hello Robot launches Stretch 4 for mobile manipulation - 2026-05-12 - Stretch 4 adds an omnidirectional base, upgraded sensing and stronger onboard compute to Hello Robot’s open mobile manipulator, with the company aiming the platform at research, enterprise and assistive home pilots.

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