# Introducing Stretch 3!

**URL:** <https://forum.hello-robot.com/t/introducing-stretch-3/918>\
**Category:** Announce\
**Created:** [February 17, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.hello-robot.com/t/introducing-stretch-3/918 "2024-02-17T06:27:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmatulevich](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hello-robot.com/bmatulevich/32/17_2.png) [@bmatulevich](https://forum.hello-robot.com/u/bmatulevich)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.hello-robot.com/t/introducing-stretch-3/918/1 "2024-02-17T06:27:39Z")

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Hello from Hello Robot!

When we first unveiled Stretch in 2020, we could hardly have predicted all the brilliant ways our community would find to use our robot; from Embodied AI projects like [DOBB-E](https://www.dobb-e.com/) and the [Open-Vocabulary Mobile Manipulation challenge](https://ovmm.github.io/) to groundbreaking assistive robotics work like [HAT](https://sites.google.com/view/hat2-teleop)and [Robots for Humanity](https://spectrum.ieee.org/stretch-assistive-robot), and so many more creative projects pushing the boundaries of mobile manipulation in research and education. Through supporting all these efforts, we’ve learned a lot about our robot and how we can make your experience with Stretch even better.

**Today we’re excited to announce Stretch 3 - our best robot yet.** [Some highlights](https://www.hello-robot.com/stretch-3-whats-new):

- **Improved Dexterity** featuring the redesigned Dex Wrist 3 - increased payload, 6-inch gripper aperture, and a quick-change tool
- **Improved Sensing** with a gripper-mounted Intel d405 depth camera, fingertip tracking, and an additional wide-angle RGB head camera
- **Improved Electronics** with 2-3x more computational power, FCC Class A compliance, and an electronic lift brake
- **ROS 2 Humble** fully supported in Ubuntu 22.04, with new tutorials including Nav2 and MoveIt 2
- **Web Teleop** lets you [manipulate from anywhere](https://www.hello-robot.com/stretch-3-product#stretch-web-interface) with a configurable browser interface with autonomous functions
- **Embodied AI Support** includes new [Dexterous Teleop](https://www.hello-robot.com/#stretch-dexterity) for data collection, external GPU support, and new Python demos

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hello_robot2/original/1X/88afb43660c931e0c7615578650d8b83468b8713.jpeg "Hello Robot - Stretch 3 - Product Highlights") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haauI2x2U1E&t=3s)

Alongside this launch, Hello Robot will be releasing several significant software upgrades that you can utilize with your Stretch.

- **Ubuntu 22.04 Upgrade** , with **full support for ROS 2 Humble**
  - **New ROS 2 demos** including Nav2 & MoveIt 2
  - **All-new [Stretch Web Interface](https://www.hello-robot.com/stretch-3-product#stretch-web-interface)** - manipulate from anywhere!
    - Remote teleoperation on a local network or over the internet
    - Customizable layout and autonomous functions
    - Compatible with original Stretch Teleoperation Camera Kit

- **[Dexterous Teleoperation](https://www.hello-robot.com/#stretch-dexterity) demo** for 6-DOF end effector position control
  - Open-source hardware
  - Great for data collection

- Python updates for Stretch Body and other Stretch packages
- [Reference code](https://github.com/hello-robot/stretch_visual_servoing) to support using Stretch with external GPUs
- Improved documentation and tutorials

These upgrades are expected to be fully released March 4 - keep an eye on this forum for updates, or let us know if you’re interested in beta testing these features now!

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**Author:** ![bmatulevich](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hello-robot.com/bmatulevich/32/17_2.png) [@bmatulevich](https://forum.hello-robot.com/u/bmatulevich)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.hello-robot.com/t/introducing-stretch-3/918/2 "2024-02-17T06:28:01Z")

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