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Hugging Face, primarily known as a platform for machine learning and AI development, is making a significant push into the robotics field with the introduction of two open-source robot designs: HopeJR and Reachy Mini. HopeJR is a full-sized humanoid robot boasting 66 degrees of freedom, while Reachy Mini is a desktop unit. The company aims to democratize robotics by offering accessible and open-source platforms for development and experimentation. These robots are intended to serve as tools for AI developers, similar to a Raspberry Pi, facilitating the testing and integration of AI applications in robotic systems. Hugging Face anticipates shipping initial units by the end of the year.
HopeJR, co-designed with French robotics company The Robot Studio, is capable of walking and manipulating objects. According to Hugging Face Principal Research Scientist Remi Cadene, it can perform 66 movements including walking. Priced around $3,000, HopeJR is positioned to compete with offerings like Unitree's G1. CEO Clem Delangue emphasized the importance of the robots being open source. He stated that this enables anyone to assemble, rebuild, and understand how they work and remain affordable, ensuring that robotics isn’t dominated by a few large corporations with black-box systems. This approach lowers the barrier to entry for researchers and developers, fostering innovation and collaboration in the robotics community. Reachy Mini is a desktop robot designed for AI application testing. Resembling a "Wall-E-esque statue bust" according to reports, Reachy Mini features a retractable neck that allows it to follow the user with its head and auditory interaction. Priced between $250 and $300, Reachy Mini is intended to be used to test AI applications before deploying them to production. Hugging Face's expansion into robotics includes the acquisition of Pollen Robotics, a company specializing in humanoid robot technology, and the release of AI models specifically designed for robots, as well as the SO-101, a 3D-printable robotic arm.
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Hugging Face, a leading open-source AI platform, has announced its acquisition of Pollen Robotics, a French startup specializing in robotics. This strategic move aims to expand open-source robotics efforts and make robotics more accessible through transparency and community-driven development. The acquisition includes Pollen’s humanoid robot Reachy 2, which Hugging Face plans to further develop as an open-source hardware and software platform. The company believes this initiative will lower technical barriers and accelerate innovation in the field, positioning open source as a vital solution to industry challenges.
Hugging Face's CEO, Clément Delangue, emphasizes the critical importance of transparency in robotics, particularly when dealing with physical systems interacting in real-world environments. Open-source frameworks, featuring publicly available code and hardware documentation, are seen as a means to build trust and foster collaboration within the robotics community. Pollen CEO Matthieu Lapeyre views the acquisition as an opportunity to make robotics more practical and accessible, offering a transparent, community-driven alternative to the proprietary approaches often adopted by large, well-funded companies in the sector. Reachy 2 is already being utilized by various AI companies in research settings, demonstrating its capabilities in performing basic tasks such as picking up objects. Hugging Face intends to release detailed schematics, parts lists, and 3D models of Reachy 2, enabling developers to repair components or make custom modifications. By fostering an open and collaborative environment, Hugging Face hopes to counterbalance inflated expectations in the robotics sector, where public demonstrations often depict ideal scenarios, and unlock the full potential of AI-driven robotics for broader applications.
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Cerebras Systems is expanding its role in AI inference with a new partnership with Hugging Face and the launch of six new AI datacenters across North America and Europe. The partnership with Hugging Face integrates Cerebras' inference capabilities into the Hugging Face Hub, granting access to the platform's five million developers. This integration allows developers to use Cerebras as their inference provider for models like Llama 3.3 70B, powered by the Cerebras CS-3 systems.
Cerebras is also launching six new AI inference datacenters located across North America and Europe. Once fully operational, these centers are expected to significantly increase Cerebras' capacity to handle high-speed inference workloads, supporting over 40 million Llama 70B tokens per second. The expansion includes facilities in Dallas, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Montreal, New York and France, with 85% of the total capacity located in the United States.
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