Hello Robot releases fourth-generation Stretch home assistance robot, taking a practical approach to in-home robotics
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Tim Fernholz
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Hello Robot, a startup based in Martinez, California, has released the fourth generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch. Unlike the flashy humanoid robots from Silicon Valley competitors, Stretch is a more practical, mobile robot with a telescoping arm and pinchers designed for real home assistance tasks. The article explores how the company is taking a grounded, minimalist approach to bringing robots into people's homes, contrasting with the maximalist promises of other robotics companies.
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· 3 pulledMartinez, California, is about as far as you can get from Silicon Valley and still be in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hello Robot, a startup that itself is about as far as one can get from the maximalist promises of its robotics rivals 45 miles south.
While Stretch boasts a vaguely human torso and sensor-studded head, its telescoping arm has a pair of pinchers, and it rides around on
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