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 unbiased actions, together with the flexibility to stroll and transfer its arms. Reachy Mini is a desktop unit that may transfer its head, discuss, 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, instructed TechCrunch over e-mail that they anticipate to begin delivery not less than the primary few models by the tip of the yr, and the waitlist is presently open.
Hugging Face estimates that the HopeJR will value round $3,000 per unit and the Reachy Mini will value round $250-$300, relying on tariffs.
“The vital facet 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 only a few large gamers with harmful black-box techniques,” Delangue stated through e-mail.
This robotic launch was made potential partially by the corporate’s acquisition of humanoid robotics startup Pollen Robotics, which was introduced in April, in keeping 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 set of open AI fashions, information 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 inbuilt a partnership with French robotics agency The Robotic Studio. It additionally expanded the coaching information on its LeRobot platform, by means of a partnership with AI startup Yaak, to incorporate coaching information for self-driving machines.