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Episode 163: Robots helping people - Aaron Edsinger

Robot Talk · 25 Sept 2026 · 26m · Episode 163

What this episode covers

Aaron Edsinger, CEO and Co-Founder of Hello Robot, discusses the design and deployment of their Stretch robot, a mobile manipulator designed to assist people with mobility impairments. He explains how the robot's utilitarian, non-humanoid form factor prioritizes safety, cost-effectiveness, and home integration over anthropomorphic aesthetics. Edsinger details the company's strategy of using a 'human-in-the-loop' approach with severely mobility-impaired users to validate the technology while physical AI capabilities mature. The conversation covers the robot's hardware architecture, safety layers, and the company's current fundraising efforts to expand into the consumer home assistance market.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hello Robot, Google, NYU, Tesla, Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Products
Stretch, Roomba

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