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So proud of what we achieved with the PhyRC Challenge at #ICRA2025 with the support of our generous sponsors @KinovaRobotics and @hellorobotinc! From simulation to real-world assistive care tasks -- robot-assisted dressing and bed-bathing -- this was an ambitious undertaking.…

Big congrats to @RoboNotts from @UniofNottingham for winning the PhyRC Challenge at ICRA! 🏆👏 Excited to see what you do next with the Stretch you've won! Thanks to all the teams who competed in the bed-bathing challenge - and to the organizers for a fantastic event!

New work from the Stretch community this spring: 🌷 Open-source dynamic semantic mapping 🌷 Servoing with Vision Models 🌷 Zero-shot manipulation from RGB human videos 🌷 Tons of HRI research 🌷 New Software Drop with Firebase networking And more! hello-robot.com/community-upda…

We’re deeply honored to be recognized with the inaugural Robots for Good award at the 2025 @Robotics_Summit. Our sincere thanks to the Hello Robot team and to our worldwide user community for helping make this possible!

How do you build a robot that can open unfamiliar objects in new places? This study put mobile manipulation systems through 100+ real-world tests and found that perception, not precision, is the real challenge.🤖 ▶️youtube.com/watch?v=QcbMnE… 📑arjung128.github.io/opening-articu…

Can swearing make robots more relatable? Turns out yes! A new study from Oregon State found that when robots use light profanity after messing up, people view them as more human and even funny, without losing trust or credibility. 🤖#Robotics spectrum.ieee.org/cursing-social…

Could robots learn just by watching videos? Insert VidBot: a new approach that teaches robots how to perform real-world tasks by learning from everyday human videos. No manual training, no specific demos, just smart, scalable learning from the internet. 🤖hanzhic.github.io/vidbot-project/

We had an incredible time showcasing everything Stretch 3 is capable of at the AI for Good Summit! It was a pleasure to be joined by the talented team from the NYU GRAIL lab, who demonstrated their cutting-edge work on Robot Utility Models. learn more at: robotutilitymodels.com

Stretch 3 went on an adventure to the Portland Art Museum! Thanks to Stretch’s moving tablet and mobility, our friend Henry was able to explore the museum like he was there in person. Big thanks to the museum’s accessibility team for making it such a welcoming and meaningful day!

The Hello Robot team is ready to go at the AI for Good Global Summit! Excited to connect with innovators from around the world and share how Hello Robot is building useful, inclusive robots that make a real difference. Can’t wait to get underway! #AIforGood #HelloRobot @AIforGood

Kicking off Summer with new work in the Hello Robot Community! 🎆 Embodied question answering 🎇 Robot profanity?! 🎆 End-to-end drawer opening 🎇 Estimating fruit ripeness 🎆Robotic tutor to help train nurses 🎇 New Stretch MuJoCo release! And more! hello-robot.com/community-upda…

Hello Robot is heading to the AI for Good Global Summit! As the leading UN platform for AI, this summit brings together innovators, researchers, and changemakers to explore how AI can tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. Let's go Stretch 3! aiforgood.itu.int/summit25/regis…

Hello Robot cofounder and CTO Dr. Charlie Kemp shared some insights with students at Carnegie Mellon, exploring the technical and human-centered challenges of bringing robots into personal spaces. ▶️Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=fQT785…

Soaking up the sun at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference in Los Angeles this weekend? Stop by the Hello Robot booth to say hi and get a hands on look at Stretch! Hope to see you there 😎 roboticsconference.org

What an incredible moment for Stretch! Our Stretch 3 robot joined Mark Russinovich and Scott Hanselman onstage at Microsoft Build 2025 for a live demo, autonomously fetching a drink to highlight the potential of cutting-edge AI models and robotics. youtube.com/watch?v=KIFDVO…

🙌 Honorable Mention #StretchRobotPitchCompetition 2024! Celebrating Chieh Wang and Melissa Kuo from @AHSIllinois @UofIllinois. Their pitch used Stretch @HelloRobotInc for early detection of pressure ulcers for people aging with disability. 📽️ Video: ow.ly/IL5A50VLLJR

🥇1st place in the 2024 #StretchRobotPitchCompetition @UofIllinois Congrats to Shuoning (Stone) Shi & Yuheng (Leo) Wang from @ArtDesignIL 🎉 for HYGI+ — a Stretch™ add-on made with @HelloRobotInc that helps older adults clean hard-to-reach spots. 📰 ow.ly/nMCy50VLa53