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Overview
Stretch is a compact, lightweight, and low-cost mobile robot equipped with an innovative telescoping arm. It's designed for researchers developing robot applications to help people in homes and workplaces.
Key specs
- Built for pick and place, bin picking and packing
- Used across research and education
- Navigates using vision
- Programmed through teach pendant and python
- Public API for integration
- Compatible with ROS
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Specifications
From the makerCheckedEstimated- 2 kg
- 520 mm
- 0.6 m/s
- 46 kg
- 8 h
- Partially autonomous
- 2020
- US$29,950
- Active
Detailed specifications
What it is built for3
- Applications
- pick and place,visual inspection,sample handling
- mobile manipulator
- research,education
Movement & precision2
- 8
- vision
Power & runtime1
- Auto Charging
- Yes
Controls & integration8
- Yes
- Stretch Fleet
- Yes
- Setup Time Hours
- 24
- Compatible Vision
- Intel RealSense D435if,Intel RealSense d405
- Software Platform
- ROS 2
- Compatible Grippers
- Stretch Compliant Gripper
- code python,code ros
Safety & certification1
- Yes
Buying & support8
- 20-40K
- Datasheet Url
- View Link
- purchase
- Model Variants
- Stretch AI,Stretch 4 (upcoming)
- 1
- Lead Time Weeks
- 3
- Availability Status
- available
- Countries Available
- Worldwide (except ITAR-restricted countries)
Other details1
- Fleet Management
- Yes
Who uses it
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Company milestones(estimated)
- 2026MilestoneWorld Economic Forum recognition
- 2026MilestoneGT Robotics Research Showcase presentation
- Jun 2026MilestoneTechCrunch profile published
- Aug 2025MilestoneStretch Robot Pitch Competition opens
- 2025MilestoneStretch Robot Pitch Competition winners announced
- 2023LaunchStretch 3 launch
- 2023MilestoneNIH grant to commercialize mobile manipulator technology
- 2020LaunchStretch RE1 introduced
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- Oct 24Can a home robot help older adults with dementia? Hello Robot gets nearly $3 million to find out
- Oct 12Hello Robot Raises Nearly $3M in Grant Funding
- Oct 4Hello Robot awarded $3 million to develop Stretch robot for elder care
Hello Robot in the news
the maker8 events · last 12 months
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Stretch?
- The Stretch is developed by Hello Robot, based in United States.
- What type of robot is the Stretch?
- The Stretch is a Research robot made by Hello Robot.
- How much does the Stretch cost?
- The Stretch is priced at US$29,950.
- When was the Stretch launched?
- The Stretch was launched in 2020.
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