Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.

About this episode

The episode discusses the release of the fourth-generation home assistance robot, Stretch, by the California startup Hello Robot.

The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• home assistance
• robots
• technology
• Silicon Valley
• startups

Keywords

• home robot
• Stretch
• Hello Robot
• Silicon Valley
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hello Robot

Products: Stretch

Places: California, Silicon Valley

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