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Hugging Face Acquires Pollen Robotics to Advance Open Source Humanoid Robots

The acquisition marks Hugging Face's first foray into robotics hardware, with plans to develop and commercialize the Reachy 2 robot as an open source platform.

Hugging Face robotics and AI researchers Simon Alibert and Rémi Cadene pose next to Reachy 2, the humanoid robot made by Pollen Robotics. Hugging Face announced today that is it buying Pollen Robotics for an undisclosed amount. The move marks Hugging Face's first move into offering hardware.
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Overview

  • Hugging Face has acquired Pollen Robotics, the French startup behind the open source humanoid robot Reachy 2, for an undisclosed amount.
  • This move expands Hugging Face's robotics initiatives, combining its expertise in open source AI with Pollen's robotics hardware capabilities.
  • Reachy 2, currently used in academic research at institutions like Cornell and Carnegie Mellon, will be further developed and sold as an open source platform.
  • Hugging Face aims to make robotics more accessible by lowering hardware costs, enabling community collaboration, and ensuring transparency and safety through open source principles.
  • The acquisition includes Pollen Robotics' 20-person team, with plans to allow developers to modify and improve the robot's code and potentially 3D print its components in the future.