Hello Robot presents the Stretch RE1, a compact, lightweight, and capable mobile manipulator for indoor human environments. This talk will cover the story of Stretch, the growing community and ecosystem around the platform, and the role of ROS with an emphasis on ROS 2. We will provide examples of ways universities, startups, and large companies are using Stretch, including research on assistance for people with disabilities. Notably, Hello Robot’s code for Stretch is primarily in Python and all of it is open source on GitHub, including the firmware, so attendees will be able see the code for themselves.
