Ali Vafaeian, recipient of an Honorable Mention at the 2025 Stretch Robot Pitch Competition, stands with a Stretch™ robot holding his award certificate for his project Bimanual Clothes Manipulation and Assisted Dressing.

🏆Honorable Mention #StretchRobotPitchCompetition 2025!

Ali Vafaeian from the College of Computing Georgia Tech Research designed a custom gripper system for Stretch™ #HelloRobot to help people with mobility impairments dress more independently.

🔗Watch his pitch video: https://ow.ly/RTCb50YrF6Z

Caitlin Woodward, Elizabeth Thompson, Aditi Ashok, Michelle Gu, and Vedita Sawhney, winners of the 1st Place Award at the 2025 Stretch Robot Pitch Competition, stand with a Stretch™ robot and hold a certificate displaying their project title "Chef Stretch," which helps individuals with disabilities detect food spoilage and prepare meals safely.

🏆1st Place Winner of the 2025 #StretchRobotPitchCompetition at Georgia Tech Research

Congrats to Caitlin Woodward, Elizabeth Thompson, Aditi Ashok, Michelle Gu & Vedita Sawhney for Chef Stretch a novel concept to detect food spoilage

🔗Watch their pitch: https://ow.ly/epkl50YhfUl