Humanoid Robotics Technology
Since Hugging Face started the LeRobot library in 2024, led by ex-Tesla lead Rémi Cadène, the Hugging Face Hub has quickly become the most widely used hub and software platform for open robotics with models, datasets, spaces and libraries
They are now taking it a step further by welcoming Pollen Robotics to Hugging Face, a team that has spent the last 9 years building open-source robots and hardware.
‘We believes robotics could be the next frontier unlocked by AI — and that it should be open, affordable, and private. Our vision is a future where everyone in the community, from hobbyists to enterprises, can build or use robot assistants or games, starting from open solutions instead of closed, remote-controlled hardware.’ Thomas Wolf, co-founder and chief scientist at Hugging Face.
‘From the start, Pollen Robotics was built with open source at its core, driven by the belief that robots will play a profound role in people’s lives — serving as the interface between AI and the physical world. Hugging Face is seen as a natural home for the team to grow, as they share a common goal: putting AI and robotics in the hands of everyone.’ Matthieu Lapeyre, Pollen co-founder.
This marks the fifth acquisition for Hugging Face, after notable additions like Gradio and XetHub.
According to Clément Delangue’s 2025 prediction about robots, “at least 100k personal robots will be pre-ordered” this year, signalling massive growth in the space.
This month also marks one year since Hugging Face created LeRobot. The community of LeRobot-native DIY robot builders has flourished on YouTube and Discord, truly democratizing access to robotics technology. In just twelve months, the GitHub repository has grown from zero to over 12,000 stars, with dramatic growth continuing into 2025. The first robot being offered is Reachy 2 — a friendly little lab partner for the AI era that is already in use in labs like Cornell or Carnegie Mellon. It’s a state-of-the-art humanoid robot that is open-source and VR-compatible, built for research, education, and embodied AI experiments. It is available to order for $70,000.
Source: Hugging Face
