Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots

Hugging Face doesn’t have a precise timeline for delivery these robots. The corporate’s co-founder and CEO, Clem Delangue, informed TechCrunch over e mail that they anticipate to begin delivery not less than the primary few items by the tip of the 12 months, 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 necessary facet is that these robots are open supply, so anybody can assemble, rebuild, [and] perceive how they work, and [that they’re] inexpensive, in order that robotics doesn’t get dominated by only a few large gamers with harmful black-box methods,” Delangue mentioned by way of e mail.

This robotic launch was made attainable 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 crew 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, information units, and instruments to construct robotics methods, 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 training data on its LeRobot platform, by way of a partnership with AI startup Yaak, to incorporate coaching information for self-driving machines.