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 power 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 an actual timeline for delivery these robots. The corporate’s co-founder and CEO, Clem Delangue, informed TechCrunch over e-mail that they anticipate to start out delivery a minimum of the primary few items by the tip of the 12 months, and the waitlist is at present 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 essential 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 large gamers with harmful black-box programs,” Delangue stated by way of e-mail.
This robotic launch was made doable partly by the corporate’s acquisition of humanoid robotics startup Pollen Robotics, which was introduced in April, in accordance 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 business over the previous few years. It launched LeRobot, a set of open AI fashions, knowledge units, and instruments to construct robotics programs, in 2024.
Thus far 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 a partnership with AI startup Yaak, to incorporate coaching knowledge for self-driving machines.
