Company
Hugging Face
Open-source AI platform company and host of the model hub.
- Founded
- 2016
- HQ
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Status
- Private
Overview
Open-source AI platform company and host of the model hub. In robotics, Hugging Face develops LeRobot, the open-source robot-learning framework that hosts and runs VLA models (pi0, GR00T N1.5) along with datasets, simulation environments, and training tooling. The de facto open hub for robotics foundation models.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Founded
2016
HQ
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Business
Open-source AI platform and model hub
Robotics role
Develops LeRobot, the open-source robot-learning framework hosting VLA models (pi0, GR00T N1.5), datasets, sim, and training tooling; the de facto open hub for robotics foundation models
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
3
Web sources
6
11 sources backing this record.View all →
Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hugging Face.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Brains developed (1)
- LeRobotframework · production · open
Recent coverage
Hugging Face in third-party press
Partnerships (1)
- NVIDIA x Hugging Face (Isaac stack for LeRobot) with NVIDIAtechnologyannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Sources (11)
- Hugging Face Blog: LeRobot v0.4.0 release · https://huggingface.co/blog/lerobot-release-v040
- Hugging Face Docs: pi0 on LeRobot · https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/pi0
- Hugging Face platform · https://huggingface.co/
- https://huggingface.co/blog/hugging-face-pollen-robotics-acquisition
- https://huggingface.co/blog/reachy-mini
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/hugging-face-opens-up-orders-for-its-reachy-mini-desktop-robots/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/hugging-face-launches-reachy-mini-robot-as-embodied-ai-platform/
- https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/hugging-face-acquires-pollen-robotics-launches-reachy-2-robot-for-open-source-research/
- https://venturebeat.com/technology/the-app-store-for-robots-has-arrived-hugging-face-launches-open-source-reachy-mini-app-store-with-200-apps
- https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/07/hugging-face-reachy/
- https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/en/reachy2
Common questions
- What is Hugging Face?
- Open-source AI platform company and host of the model hub. In robotics, Hugging Face develops LeRobot, the open-source robot-learning framework that hosts and runs VLA models (pi0, GR00T N1.5) along with datasets, simulation environments, and training tooling. The de facto open hub for robotics foundation models.
- What does Hugging Face make?
- Hugging Face is a robot brain developer: 1 foundation model or autonomy stack on the DEPLOY registry are credited to Hugging Face.
- Is Hugging Face publicly traded?
- No. Hugging Face is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Hugging Face headquartered?
- Hugging Face is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Is Hugging Face a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hugging Face ranks in roughly the top 3% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Hugging Face founded?
- Hugging Face was founded in 2016.
- Is Hugging Face safe?
- Hugging Face has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-24
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- model-repository
- Model repository
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hugging Face.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hugging Face from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hugging-face.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hugging-face/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b9ef1159-6629-46b0-a86e-db43ceeb65b8
- Revision history: /companies/hugging-face/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
As government scrutiny over Anthropic's Mythos AI model takes center stage in the public debate over AI's national security concerns, Hugging Face CEO Clem Dela
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
42.2/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 12, 2026
Intelligence layerHugging Face on the deployment map
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