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Hello Robot Sold Out Its $30,000 Stretch 4 Before It Tried
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Hello Robot sold out its first Stretch 4 production run — priced at $30,000 and capped near 200 to 300 units — within about a month of its May 2026 launch, per TechCrunch. That validate-then-scale mechanic sits opposite the pitch from 1X's Neo, which targeted 10,000 units and had delivered zero as of June 2026.

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Hello Robot Sold Out Its $30,000 Stretch 4 Before It Tried