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Hugging Face Enters Robotics Hardware with Pollen Robotics Acquisition

The AI company integrates the Reachy 2 humanoid robot and its creators, advancing open-source robotics to accelerate embodied AI development.

Overview

  • Hugging Face has acquired Pollen Robotics, a French startup known for its open-source humanoid robot Reachy 2, marking its first move into robotics hardware.
  • The acquisition includes Pollen Robotics' 20-plus employees, including co-founders Matthieu Lapeyre and Pierre Rouanet, who will join Hugging Face's team.
  • Reachy 2, currently priced at $70,000, is used in academic research and development, with plans to reduce costs and eventually open-source its hardware designs.
  • Hugging Face aims to democratize robotics by promoting transparency and community collaboration, extending its open-source ethos to physical systems.
  • This move aligns with the company's vision of integrating advanced AI with robotics to drive innovation toward embodied AI and human-like general intelligence.