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HUGGING FACE UNVEILS TWO NEW HUMANOID ROBOTS

techcrunch.com3 min read

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Hugging Face has announced a pair of open source humanoid robots. HopeJR is a full-sized humanoid robot with 66 actuated degrees of freedom. It can walk and move its arms. Reachy Mini is a desktop unit that can move its head, talk, listen, and be used to test AI apps. There is no timeline for shipping these robots, but the company anticipates shipping the first few units by the end of the year. The waitlist is currently open. A video of HopeJR being demonstrated at an event is available in the article.