Hello Robot Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-10 - Research Publication - Human Recognition–Driven Interaction with Hello Robot Stretch for Supporting Older Adults - 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
• 2026-05-12 - Product Launch - Hello Robot launches Stretch 4 mobile manipulator - Hello Robot launched Stretch 4 as an open-source mobile manipulator for Physical AI applications. Available now for USD 29,950 with omnidirectional base, telescoping arm and NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX. Positioned for close collaboration with people including… - source: businesswire.com
• 2025-02-05 - Research Publication - Implicit-communication paper studies collaborative transport with Hello Robot Stretch - 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 object transport tasks. - source: arxiv.org
• 2024-01-22 - Research Publication - OK-Robot evaluates open-vocabulary mobile manipulation on Stretch - 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 platform. The paper reports a 58.5… - source: arxiv.org
• 2023-12-20 - Research Publication - Stretch with Stretch study uses Stretch RE1 for physical-therapy exercise games - 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 hand, foot, and knee reaching exercises.… - source: arxiv.org
• 2023-10-25 - Research Publication - An Assistive Robot in an Indoor Scenario: the Stretch Hello Robot as Environment Organizer - 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
• 2023-06-20 - Research Publication - HomeRobot benchmark uses Stretch for open-vocabulary mobile manipulation - 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 Hello Robot Stretch so labs can… - source: arxiv.org
• 2023-04-05 - Research Publication - Custom teleoperation-interface study evaluates Stretch RE1 in assistive kitchen tasks - 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 kitchen environment for navigation and… - source: arxiv.org
• 2023-03-31 - Research Publication - Online Modifications for Event-based Signal Temporal Logic Specifications - 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 Edition, making the product binding high… - source: arxiv.org
• 2020-07-14 - Product Launch - Hello Robot introduces Stretch Research Edition mobile manipulator - Hello Robot emerged from stealth with Stretch Research Edition, an open-source mobile manipulation platform. Priced at USD 17,950 for researchers and developers. Established a non-humanoid approach to useful home robotics. - source: techcrunch.com