Hugging Face, the AI platform for developers, has announced the acquisition of Pollen Robotics, a robotics startup from France, without disclosing the purchase value. The two companies have collaborated previously, with Hugging Face partnering with Pollen to create LeRobot, an AI platform for training open-source robots. This successful partnership has led to the acquisition deal.
The acquisition of the robotics company has allowed Hugging Face to introduce Reachy 2, a robot developed by Pollen, into their product lineup. Reachy 2 is a research and education robot that supports both visual and audio capabilities, priced at $70,000 each.
Source: Hugging Face
TLDR: Hugging Face acquires Pollen Robotics, introducing Reachy 2 research and education robot into their product lineup.
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