Hugging Face, the AI development platform, has announced the acquisition of French robotics startup Pollen Robotics for an undisclosed sum. This marks Hugging Face's first foray into hardware and aims to promote the global adoption and development of open-source robotics. Pollen Robotics, founded in 2016 and based in Bordeaux, France, is known for its open-source humanoid robot, Reachy2. Priced at approximately $70,000, Reachy2 has been adopted by institutions such as Cornell University.
