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Open-source humanoid robots for embodied AI and real-world applications
Pollen Robotics develops Reachy 2, an open-source humanoid robot platform designed for embodied AI research and real-world manipulation tasks. Founded by former Inria researchers, the company builds modular, programmable robots with 7-degrees-of-freedom arms, teleoperation capabilities, and Python/ROS2 control. Reachy 2 is deployed across research institutions in approximately 20 countries. In April 2025, Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics to commercialize Reachy 2 and make its code open to developers.
Active products
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Top-rated product
Reachy 2
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Company facts
- HQ
- Bordeaux, FR
- Founded
- 2016 · 10 yrs
- Stage
- Acquired (2025)
- Website
- www.pollen-robotics.com
Trusted by
- Research institutions across ~20 countriesorbbec.com ↗
- Renowned robotics and AI laboratoriesdeployed 2025pollen-robotics.com ↗
Awards & recognition
- Second place in a robotics competition with early Reachy platform2016maxongroup.com ↗
Milestones
Acquired by Hugging Face for undisclosed amount
Reachy 2 launched in April as open-source humanoid robot for embodied AI
Hugging Face acquires Pollen Robotics and begins selling Reachy 2 for embodied AI research.
Reachy 2 debuts as a new generation humanoid research robot at CES 2025.
Pollen Robotics launches Reachy 2, an open‑source humanoid robot for embodied AI.
First-generation Reachy robot launched at CES 2020
Founded by Matthieu Lapeyre and Pierre Rouanet, former Inria researchers
Pollen Robotics is founded by Matthieu Lapeyre and Pierre Rouanet in Bordeaux, France.
Press coverage
- Hugging Face buys a humanoid robotics startup
TechCrunch · Apr 2025
- Hugging Face's Open Source 'Desktop' Pollen Robot Starts at $299
Automate.org
- AI company Hugging Face buys humanoid robot company Pollen Robotics, Reachy 2
Fortune · Apr 2025
- Pollen Robotics debuts Reachy 2 humanoid at CES 2025
The Robot Report · Jan 2025
- Reachy 2: The Open-Source Humanoid Robot Redefining Human Interaction
Maxon Group · Oct 2024
- Reachy 2 - ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
- Bringing Vision to Embodied AI: How Orbbec's Gemini 336 Powers Reachy 2's Real‑World Perception
Orbbec · Apr 2025
- Reachy, developed by Pollen Robotics, is an open-source humanoid robot
Pollen Robotics