Hugging Face Acquires Pollen – Unleashing Reachy 2

Hugging Face, the open-source AI powerhouse, is stepping into the world of physical robots. They’ve just acquired Pollen Robotics, the team behind Reachy 2 — a friendly, bug-eyed humanoid robot with two arms and a knack for picking up coffee mugs.

The mission? To bring open source to robotics, making it easier for developers to download, modify, and improve robot designs — both in software and hardware. Think of it as giving the world LEGO-style robots, but with AI brains.

Hugging Face’s CEO, Clément Delangue, says transparency is critical — especially when machines are moving around our homes and workplaces. You want to know what’s going on under the hood, right?

Of course, humanoid robots still have a long way to go — they’re not quite ready to make your breakfast just yet. But with an open approach, Hugging Face hopes to accelerate innovation, making robotics more accessible and collaborative.

Because when everyone can contribute, progress moves faster — and maybe, just maybe, your future robot assistant will be community-built and open-sourced.

And that’s your robot news update for today!
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