Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots
AI dev platform Hugging Face continued its push into robotics on Thursday with the discharge of two new humanoid robots.
The corporate introduced a pair of open-source robots, HopeJR and Reachy Mini. HopeJR is a full-size humanoid robotic that has 66 actuated levels of freedom, or 66 impartial actions, together with the flexibility to stroll and transfer its arms. Reachy Mini is a desktop unit that may transfer its head, speak, pay attention, and be used to check AI apps.
Hugging Face doesn’t have a precise timeline for delivery these robots. The corporate’s co-founder and CEO, Clem Delangue, advised TechCrunch over e mail that they anticipate to start out delivery a minimum of the primary few models by the tip of the yr, and the waitlist is at the moment open.
Hugging Face estimates that the HopeJR will price round $3,000 per unit and the Reachy Mini will price round $250-$300, relying on tariffs.
“The necessary side is that these robots are open supply, so anybody can assemble, rebuild, [and] perceive how they work, and [that they’re] reasonably priced, in order that robotics doesn’t get dominated by just some massive gamers with harmful black-box techniques,” Delangue mentioned through e mail.
This robotic launch was made potential partly by the corporate’s acquisition of humanoid robotics startup Pollen Robotics, which was introduced in April, in line with Delangue. He added that the Pollen group gave Hugging Face “new capabilities” required to make these bots.
Hugging Face has been making a concerted push into the robotics trade over the previous few years. It launched LeRobot, a group of open AI fashions, knowledge units, and instruments to construct robotics techniques, in 2024.
To date in 2025, the corporate has launched an up to date model of its 3D-printed and programmable robotic arm, the SO-101, which the corporate in-built a partnership with French robotics agency The Robotic Studio. It additionally expanded the coaching knowledge on its LeRobot platform, by way of a partnership with AI startup Yaak, to incorporate coaching knowledge for self-driving machines.