HELLO ROBOT INC
Stretch, a lightweight telescoping-arm mobile robot for assisting older adults with cognitive and physical impairments in daily activities
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Martinez, CA
- Total capital
- $2.9M
- Federal grants
- $2.8M
- 3 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#6 of 17
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $74K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Robotics#76 of 544
- Granted patents
- 1
- first 2023
- Rank in peer group#13 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Stretching their Reach: Robotic Support for Older Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Early Alzheimer's Dementia, and Mobility Impairments$1.3M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Stretching their Reach: Robotic Support for Older Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Early Alzheimer's Dementia, and Mobility Impairments$1.3M
- Federal contractDefense · Robot$74K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Stretching their reach: Robotic support for domestic activities for older individuals with mobility limitations$256K
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Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#6 · top 35%
- Granted patentsBelow median
- Linked publications#1 · top 6%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 1- GrantedMobile Manipulation In Human EnvironmentsUSPTOUS 11,820,013
Recent research by its founders
- Robot Utility Models: General Policies for Zero-Shot Deployment in New Environments20255 cites
- Immersive participatory design of assistive robots to support older adults202434 cites
- Robots for Humanity: In-Home Deployment of Stretch RE220249 cites
Related companies, and why
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- HUMATICS CorpSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $78K in contracts
- ParametricSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $57K in contracts
- KODIAK ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $49K in contracts
- ORION LABS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $44K in contracts
Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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