Stretch Research Edition Context

Market context

Original research-focused Stretch platform from Hello Robot, establishing the company's compact mobile-manipulation approach for home and lab robotics.

  • Target environment: Factories, warehouses, labs, service sites and controlled indoor environments where wheeled manipulation can operate safely.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous navigation, object handling, dual-arm or arm-based manipulation, teleoperation and facility task execution.
  • Customer context: Industrial operators, logistics teams, research labs and service organizations evaluating mobile manipulation.
  • Deployment model: Commercial or available product positioned for customer use, integration or developer adoption.
  • Commercial maturity: Publicly presented as commercial or available, with maturity depending on deployment scale and support coverage.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on site fit, manipulation reliability, safety, navigation, integration effort and task economics.
  • Market position: Stretch Research Edition sits in the mobile-manipulation lane, using mobility plus arms to pursue practical physical tasks.
  • Adjacent products: Kinisi 01, DexForce W1, Stretch RE2, Quanta X2

Audience

Researchers

Workflow

Autonomous navigation, object handling, dual-arm or arm-based manipulation, teleoperation and facility task execution.

Deployment environment

Factories, warehouses, labs, service sites and controlled indoor environments where wheeled manipulation can operate safely.

Specifications

  • Form Type: Mobile manipulator research robot
  • Mobility: Wheeled mobile base
  • Manipulation: Telescoping arm with wrist and gripper
  • Software Stack: ROS-based research platform
  • Operational Environment: Indoor human environments
  • Price: $17,950 at launch
  • Weight: 23 kg
  • Height: 141 cm
  • Base Footprint: 34 × 33 cm stowed
  • Max Speed: 0.6 m/s
  • Arm Payload: 1.5 kg
  • Arm Reach: 52 cm
  • Lift Travel: 110 cm

Comparable Systems

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