What Hello Robot does

Hello Robot is a privately held robotics company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Martinez, California. The company designs and sells the Stretch platform, a line of wheeled mobile manipulation robots intended for safe operation in human environments. The current flagship product, Stretch 4, integrates an omnidirectional mobile base, a telescoping arm with extended reach, hemispherical 3D LiDAR sensors, multiple cameras (Intel RealSense D435i and Luxonis), an Intel NUC 15 compute platform, and ROS 2-based software, with up to 8 hours of runtime and a $29,950 price point. Earlier generations (Stretch RE1, RE2, and Stretch 3) remain supported alongside complementary offerings including the Stretch AI capability layer, Stretch MuJoCo simulation environment, and the stretch_body Python SDK.

Hello Robot serves three customer segments: individuals with severe mobility impairments (through the Stretch Assist Pilot Program, which has deployed robots such as the in-home unit supporting Brian Marquis with daily care tasks), academic and corporate researchers (an open-source community of 1,000+ users across 23 countries working on robotics, manipulation, and physical AI), and enterprise teams building workplace human-robot collaboration applications (with named users including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Bosch, Toyota, Stanford, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon). Distribution is direct-to-customer through the company website for researchers and enterprises, with assistive users reached through university-based pilot partnerships such as the University of New Hampshire Robotics Laboratory program funded by the National Institute on Aging.

The business model is hardware sales of a single integrated platform, with pricing disclosed publicly at $29,950 for Stretch 4. The first Stretch 4 production run of 200-300 units sold out. No subscription, recurring software, or service revenue is disclosed. Marketing is community-led through GitHub, a developer forum, newsletter, and earned media, with the company positioning itself around practical, human-centered home assistance robotics rather than humanoid spectacle. The company has received the RBR50 Robots for Good Award (2025) and was named a World Economic Forum 2026 Technology Pioneer. No institutional funding rounds, parent company, or external investors are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Hello Robot

Legal name

Hello Robot Inc.

Website

https://hello-robot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hello Robot builds the Stretch mobile manipulation robot platform — wheeled, open-source robots with arms and sensors designed for assistive, research, and enterprise use. Founded in 2017, it has sold over 1,000 units across 23 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Manipulation Robots

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

akta.pro primary industry

Human-Robot Interaction & Teleoperation Systems (HDAAAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Assistive Robotics (HDAAAIAC), Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK)

Keywords

• Mobile manipulation robots
• Assistive robotics platforms
• Open-source robotics
• Human-robot collaboration
• Autonomous mobile robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Martinez

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Robot Hardware Sales: One-time sale of Stretch robots including Stretch 4 ($29,950) and previous generations. Targets researchers, enterprises, and assistive technology users. First production run of 200-300 units sold out.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hello Robot designs, manufactures, and sells the Stretch family of mobile manipulation robots — wheeled platforms combining an omnidirectional base, telescoping arm, hemispherical 3D LiDAR, and cameras — sold to researchers, enterprises, and assistive users at $29,950 per unit. The Stretch 4 platform runs open-source ROS 2 software with the stretch_body Python SDK and Stretch AI layer for perception and autonomous behavior, and is offered with web-based teleoperation for safe human-in-the-loop control alongside humans in homes and workplaces.

Product overview

Hello Robot builds a portfolio of mobile manipulation robots centered on the Stretch platform, now in its fourth generation. The core Stretch 4 ($29,950) is a wheeled home assistance robot with omnidirectional base, advanced sensors, and telescoping arm designed for safe human-robot collaboration. The company serves three primary markets: research (open-source platform with ROS/ROS 2 support), enterprise (building shoulder-to-shoulder workplace solutions), and assistive use (helping people with severe mobility impairments maintain independence). Earlier generations including Stretch 3 and Stretch RE2 remain available. The product ecosystem includes the stretch_body Python SDK for developers, Stretch AI for enhanced autonomous capabilities, and a web teleoperation interface. All Stretch robots share an open, community-driven development model with extensive GitHub resources and forum support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stretch 4 The latest-generation mobile manipulation robot from Hello Robot, featuring an omnidirectional wheeled base, hemispherical 3D LiDAR, telescoping arm with 10% extended reach, multiple cameras, Intel NUC 15 onboard compute, and up to 8 hours of runtime. Designed for safe human-robot collaboration in home and workplace environments with human-in-the-loop control; targets researchers, enterprises, and assistive users at $29,950.
• Stretch 3 Previous-generation open-source mobile manipulator robot from Hello Robot, capable of autonomous navigation, object manipulation, and ROS 2 programming. Includes LiDAR and cameras for navigation, a gripper arm for grasping objects, and a web interface for remote control.
• Stretch RE2 Second generation research edition of the Stretch robot platform, serving as the predecessor to Stretch 3. Available for purchase and still supported with documentation and community resources for researchers and developers.
• stretch_body Python SDK Python software development kit providing low-level programmatic control of Stretch robot hardware including the base, lift, arm, gripper, wrist, and head. Distributed as open source on GitHub, it is the core developer tool for building applications on the Stretch platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 Stretch robots deployed globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of New Hampshire Robotics LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026University of New Hampshire robotics laboratory piloting Stretch robot with individuals with mobility impairments under National Institute on Aging funding. Robot 'Robbie' assists couple Brian and Brenda Marquis in Durham, New Hampshire home with daily care tasks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Apptronik: Apptronik builds Apollo, a humanoid robot for industrial and eventually home assistance. Comparable long-term assistive market target with substantially more capital and Google/Amazon-backed partnerships.
• 1X Technologies: 1X builds the Neo humanoid robot for home assistance using a human-in-the-loop teleoperation model directly parallel to Stretch's approach. Comparable assistive customer base target and a similar safety-first philosophy.
• Intuition Robotics: Intuition Robotics builds ElliQ, an AI companion device for older adults. Different form factor but directly comparable in elder-care assistive goals, target demographic, and care-burden-reduction value proposition.
• Agility Robotics: Agility Robotics builds Digit, a humanoid mobile manipulation robot for logistics and home support. An emerging competitor in the same end use cases (mobile manipulation in human environments) with substantially more capital and a humanoid form factor versus Stretch's wheeled base.
• Labrador Systems: Labrador Systems builds wheeled mobile assist robots (Retriever) for in-home support of older adults and people with disabilities. Nearest form-factor and use-case competitor to Stretch in the consumer/assistive market.
• Figure AI: Figure is developing a general-purpose humanoid for home and workplace assistance. While not yet deployed in homes, it represents a direct alternative vision for the same assistive/manipulation end market that Hello Robot targets.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Dynamics: Boston Dynamics (now Hyundai-owned) is the incumbent humanoid/mobile robotics leader with Atlas and Stretch product family namesake. While commercially focused on industrial/warehouse use, it represents the broader robotic mobility and manipulation category incumbent that could enter the assistive market.

Direct peers

• PAL Robotics: PAL Robotics offers TIAGo and TIAGo++ mobile manipulation robots as ROS-based research and enterprise platforms. Highly comparable to Stretch in form factor (wheeled base + arm), target customers (research labs and industry), and open architecture.
• Toyota Research Institute / HSR: Toyota's Human Support Robot (HSR) is a mobile manipulator built specifically for assistive applications in homes. Directly comparable to Stretch's assistive use case and shares enterprise R&D customers like Toyota itself with Hello Robot.
• Fetch Robotics (now Zebra Technologies): Fetch Robotics built the Fetch and Freight mobile manipulation and mobile base platforms for warehouses and research. It is the closest direct peer to Hello Robot's Stretch: a wheeled mobile manipulator with arm, base, and ROS-compatible software used in research and enterprise settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/hello-robot
• Xx.com/HelloRobotInc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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