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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Fall is here, and there’s plenty of exciting new work happening across the Hello Robot Community! 🍂🤖 Our September Community Newsletter features auto docking, long-horizon planning, card tricks, and more! Check out the full issue: hello-robot.com/stretch-comm...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What an inspiring week at the Dagstuhl Seminar on Physical AI and Robotics. Thanks to the organizers for bringing together such an incredible group of people, we're grateful to have been part of it and are excited to see where these discussions lead! 🔗 www.dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thanks for having us at #Autonomous2026! It was a great week connecting with the robotics community, sharing what we've been building, and seeing so much innovation. Already looking forward to next year! #hellorobot abc7news.com/post/autonom...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Can one navigation policy work across many different robots? Researchers from the University of Washington and the Ai2 introduced One RING, a simulation-trained navigation policy that successfully transfers to real robots without additional training. #hellorobot 🔗: arxiv.org/pdf/2412.14401

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Exhibiting the Stretch 4 robot at ICRA in Vienna was an incredible opportunity to connect with brilliant minds in the robotics space. Thank you to everyone who visited our booth and engaged with our team. We appreciate your support and are excited for what’s next in robotics! 🤖

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

How can robots make decisions when they can't see the whole picture? Using Stretch, researchers introduced 3D-Belief, a generative world model that helps robots reason about unseen parts of their environment. A fascinating look at the future of robot autonomy. 🤖: arxiv.org/pdf/2605.11367

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Say hello to Stretch 4! 📷📷 The team at #HelloRobot isso excited to announce the release of our new robot! It's been an absolute labor of love, and we couldn't be prouder to introduce the next evolution of Stretch. Explore our brand-new site: 📷https://hello-robot.com

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Robots that learn through touch. CAP unlocks scalable, contact-aware manipulation with less data and strong zero-shot results. 🤖 learn more: arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09017 and cap-policy.github.io work from: NYU, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Hello Robot Inc., Ai2, University of Waterloo

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New research from Peking University introduces LagMemo, a language-grounded 3D memory that helps robots remember and navigate complex spaces while handling multi-goal, open-vocabulary tasks. Big step toward more capable embodied AI in the real world. Learn more: weekgoodday.github.io/lagmemo/

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

New research: Fast-SmartWay enables robots to follow language instructions and navigate new environments without panoramas or multi-stage pipelines. Great step toward faster, more practical vision-language navigation in embodied AI. 🤖Read More: arxiv.org/pdf/2511.00933

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Great new work from Khalifa University on closed-loop plant disease detection and treatment using vision-language perception and AI planning. Excited to see Stretch supporting precision agriculture research! 🌱🤖 Learn More: www.scitepress.org/Papers/2025/...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Our community newsletter features some exciting work! 🥂 Testing socially assistive robots ✨ LagMemo visual navigation system 🥂 Event-Grounding Graph ✨ Fast-SmartWay: zero-shot visual-language navigation 🥂 Detecting and treating crop diseases ...and so much more! 🤩 hello-robot.com/community-up...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

So happy to present at the Mobility For Everyone (MOVE) Center at Kennesaw State University Research this week. Huge thanks to Dr. Ayse Tekes for the invitation and for leading impactful work in assistive and inclusive technology. We love showing how Stretch 3 makes a difference in real life!

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Clear communication is key for safe, comfortable human-robot interaction. This new work introduces CoRI, a pipeline that turns a robot’s motion plan and visual perception into simple, natural-language explanations of what it’s about to do. Learn more: cori-phri.github.io

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Love seeing Stretch in action! Our friends from CNBEST in Beijing took Stretch to the 2025 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems last month to demo it's capabilities. It featured impactful keynote speeches, cutting-edge technical sessions, and dynamic networking opportunities.

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

While finding missing or misplaced items may be second nature to humans, it proves to be a major challenge for robots. This study tackles that issue with a new open-vocabulary search and retrieval framework. Learn more: autonomousrobots.nl/assets/image...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Happy Holidays from Hello Robot! 🦃 DynaMem - dynamic spatio-semantic memory 🌲 Automated 3D reconstruction system 🦃 Robotics in everyday caregiving 🌲 Remote trick or treating with seniors 🦃 Event-Grounding Graph framework Learn more: hello-robot.com/community-up...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Last year, Northeastern published a fascinating piece on their “robot training lab," where their team deployed our Stretch 3 robot (nicknamed “Marlo”) into a real-world campus environment to learn navigation, human interaction, and task assistance. 🤖 news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/10/r...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

What an amazing experience for Hello Robot to be invited to demo Stretch 3 at the TechWomen program orientation at UC Berkeley, that connects emerging women leaders in STEM from Africa, Central & South Asia, Europe, and the Middle East with U.S. mentors and companies.🤖

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Researchers at Princeton are pairing VR with robotics to make it happen, blending digital interactions with physical delivery. Imagine selecting a soda with a gesture and watch it appear on your desk, all powered by a robot hidden from view. Learn more: www.wevolver.com/article/eras...

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We were excited to welcome the auli.tech team along with Henry and Jane Evans, to Hello Robot HQ! We explored using Cato to operate the Stretch robot as part of Hello Robot’s effort towards greater accessibility with assistive input devices. We are grateful for their invaluable insights!

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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.🤖 Learn more: arjung128.github.io/opening-arti... Watch full video: youtu.be/QcbMnEXd70Q

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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. 🤖https://hanzhic.github.io/vidbot-project/

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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 #AiforGood #robots

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hello Robot is heading to Geneva for 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. Come visit us or watch online! aiforgood.itu.int/summit25

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🚀Stretch MuJoCo v0.5 is released! It's a high-fidelity simulation of Stretch 3. Here’s what's new: • ROS2 and Python libraries • RGB-D and Lidar sensors • 100s of kitchen-style environments • Runs on Ubuntu, MacOS, Windows, or online on Google Colab

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

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!

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to meet with us at the Human-Robot Interaction Conference last week!! See you next year in Edinburgh!

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

We are thrilled to announce a partnership between Hello Robot, the ALS Association (@alsassociation.bsky.social), and University of Pittsburgh researchers to advance the development of Stretch to meet the evolving needs of people living with ALS. Learn more: hello-robot.com/press-release-als-2024

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Hello Robot @hellorobot.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Introducing Stretch AI - a new open-source suite of tools, tutorials, and reference code to explore and build AI-enabled home robot applications with Stretch 3! Check it out at github.com/hello-robot/stretch_ai and learn more from @cpaxton.bsky.social below!

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