Hugging Face, a leader in open-source artificial intelligence, has acquired Pollen Robotics and is now offering Reachy 2, a $70,000 humanoid robot developed as a “lab partner for the AI era.” Reachy 2, already in labs at institutions like Cornell and Carnegie Mellon, boasts advanced manipulators, a novel joint system, and VR teleoperation, all wrapped in an open-source package to enable experimentation and collaboration. The acquisition signals Hugging Face’s commitment to making cutting-edge robotics more accessible, affordable, and customizable for researchers and educators. The article details technical specifications, comments on its potential impact, and highlights the broader movement of bringing powerful, open AI tools to a wider audience.
Could a $70,000 Open-Source Robot Revolutionize AI Research?
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