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Stretch Research Edition

Stretch Research Edition, also known as Stretch RE1, was Hello Robot’s first-generation compact mobile manipulator for research, education and assistive ro...

Facts

Company
Hello Robot
Product type
mobile_manipulator
Status
legacy
Primary capability
manipulation
Website
https://docs-arch.hello-robot.com/0.2/stretch-hardware-guides/docs/hardware_guide_re1/

About Stretch Research Edition

Stretch RE1 combined a differential-drive mobile base with a vertical lift, telescoping arm, wrist and gripper in a narrow body designed to work close to furniture and people. A mobile head provided RGB-D perception, while a telescoping structure extended the arm horizontally from the compact body. The design supported manipulation from a compact footprint suitable for homes and laboratories.

Researchers used RE1 through ROS and Hello Robot’s Python interfaces for navigation, teleoperation, human–robot interaction and assistive tasks such as feeding and object retrieval. The model is now a legacy generation: Hello Robot has offered RE1 owners trade-in routes toward later hardware, while Stretch 3 carries the current research platform forward with updated compute, sensing and manipulation.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Mobile manipulator

Core: Research arm

Function: Manipulation

Audience: Researchers

Specifications

arm_payload
1.5 kg
arm_reach
52 cm
base_footprint
34 × 33 cm stowed cm
form_type
Mobile manipulator research robot
height
141 cm
lift_travel
110 cm
manipulation
Telescoping arm with wrist and gripper
max_speed
0.6 m/s
mobility
Wheeled mobile base
operational_environment
Indoor human environments
price
$17,950 at launch USD
software_stack
ROS-based research platform
weight
23 kg

Operations

Product detail
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