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A researcher with mobility disabilities, spending a sabbatical at Hello Robot, used a remote-controlled Stretch in her apartment to open a door, open the fridge and take out a drink.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“used the robot to open the door, drove the robot to the kitchen, opened the fridge, took out a drink”
What it means
Stretch, from Hello Robot, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Stretch
- Hello Robot began selling Stretch 4, its newest model, for $29,950. It ships in two to four weeks, but only for lab and research use.
- Hello Robot runs a pilot program for people with mobility impairments who want help at home. It says only a small number of people will be invited, and Stretch 4 is not yet sold for personal use.
- On its assistive-technology page, the company features a user named Henry Evans, who praises how nimble Stretch is.
- Stretch 4 uses laser sensors from Hesai, a Chinese company on the US Defense Department's list of 'Chinese Military Companies', which may limit buying it with some government funds.
- Hello Robot was founded by Aaron Edsinger and Charlie Kemp, who first worked together as graduate students at MIT. It builds its robots in Martinez, California.