# Stretch Best Practices

## Keeping the Robot Charged

Keeping Stretch charged is important to the long-term health of its batteries  - and to the success of any project you develop on Stretch. Please read carefully the following guides and adopt their best-practices for battery health.

=== "Stretch RE1"

    [Stretch RE1 Battery Maintenance Guide](https://docs.hello-robot.com/0.2/stretch-hardware-guides/docs/battery_maintenance_guide_re1/)

=== "Stretch 2"

    [Stretch 2 Battery Maintenance Guide](https://docs.hello-robot.com/0.2/stretch-hardware-guides/docs/battery_maintenance_guide_re2/)


## Keeping the Robot Healthy

While Stretch can tolerate a fair amount of misuse, the following best practices can help it achieve a long and healthy life.

| Video                                                                      | Description                                    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------- |
| [Stretch Best Practices - Powered Off Video](https://youtu.be/mQdOGEksdYM) | How to work with Stretch when its power is off |
| [Stretch Best Practices - Powered On Video](https://youtu.be/iEaapHNfEWA)  | How to work with Stretch when its power is on  |

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