Overview
A PR2 successor in spirit from Melonee Wise (a TurtleBot co-creator), a single-arm mobile manipulator with a lifting torso that was popular in labs in the late 2010s, alongside the Freight warehouse base. Zebra Technologies bought Fetch in 2021 and wound the business down in 2025, selling it to Skild AI. Existing research units are unsupported.
- Type
- Wheeled robot · Research mobile manipulators & platforms
- Maker
- Fetch Robotics (USA, later Zebra Technologies)
- Released
- 2015
- Price
- Was about $100,000
- Status
- Discontinued · unavailable
- Best for
- Professionals & labs
- Programming
- Full SDK
Price and shipping
Base research price of about $100,000 per IEEE's robot guide. Actual quotes varied.
Shipping: Not for sale. Discontinued. Occasionally resold between labs.
Specifications
| Category | Wheeled rovers · Research mobile manipulators & platforms |
|---|---|
| Released | 2015 |
| Country | USA |
| Availability | Discontinued · unavailable |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Built-in autonomy | Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores |
| LLM support | Possible via SDK · No built-in LLM. Its SDK lets software on a computer control it. |
| MuJoCo simulation | Maker URDF only · Maker URDF in fetch_description, community MuJoCo models exist (vikashplus/fetch_sim). fetch_ros (fetch_description) ↗ |
| NVIDIA Isaac simulation | Maker URDF only · Maker URDF in fetch_description, only a small community Isaac Sim repo found. fetch_ros (fetch_description) ↗ |
| Gazebo simulation | Official model · Maker's fetch_gazebo package provides Gazebo Classic simulation (ROS 1). fetch_gazebo ↗ |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Depth camera, Camera, Lidar |
| Actuators | Unknown |
| Audio | Unknown |
| Compute type | x86 PC (Intel / AMD) |
| Remote control | Via SSH / web / bridge |
| Size | 1.10 m tall (torso down) to 1.49 m (up), 51 × 56 cm base, 113 kg |
| Drive | 2-wheel differential |
| Compute | Intel Core i5 (Haswell), 16 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD |
| Vision | PrimeSense Carmine RGB-D head camera |
| Lidar | SICK TIM571 2D lidar |
| Sensors | IMU, encoders, gripper sensors |
| Runtime | About 9 h (sealed lead-acid battery, 3 h charge to 90%) |
| Speed | 1.0 m/s |
| SDK | ROS 1 (Melodic era), Gazebo simulation |
Common questions
How much does Fetch Mobile Manipulator cost?
It sold for about $100,000. Base research price of about $100,000 per IEEE's robot guide. Actual quotes varied.
Can Fetch Mobile Manipulator be bought today?
No. It is discontinued and no longer sold. Discontinued. Occasionally resold between labs.
Who makes Fetch Mobile Manipulator?
Fetch Mobile Manipulator is made by Fetch Robotics (USA, later Zebra Technologies). It came out in 2015.
Can Fetch Mobile Manipulator be programmed?
Full SDK. ROS 1 (Melodic era), Gazebo simulation.
Does Fetch Mobile Manipulator have AI chat or LLM support?
Possible via SDK. No built-in LLM. Its SDK lets software on a computer control it.
Ratings & reviews
Ratings and reviews load on the live site.
Related guides
- ROS 2 Guide · the software framework many robots use
- Robot Vision and Depth Sensors · cameras, lidar and other distance sensors
- Raspberry Pi Guide · every Pi compared for robot use
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