The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Pollen Robotics: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Pollen Robotics is a French robotics company developing open-source humanoid robots for research and embodied-AI applications. Founded in 2016 as an INRIA spinout, the company created the Reachy 2 teleoperated humanoid and the low-cost Reachy Mini. Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics in April 2025 to become its robotics hardware arm.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robot
Focus
Stage
Acquired by
Reachy 2 price
CEO
CTO
INRIA spinout
Fleet
XPRIZE
Orbita joint system
Reachy Mini price
Financial stage
Key customers
Motor supplier
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Matthieu Lapeyre Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Pierre Rouanet Co-founder & CTOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Pollen Robotics.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Pollen Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Partnerships (3)
- Pollen Robotics x maxon (Reachy 2 actuators) with maxon Groupmanufacturing
- Pollen Robotics x maxon group with maxon groupmanufacturing
- Hugging Face acquires Pollen Robotics with Hugging Faceotherconcluded
Funding rounds (3)
Pollen Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $4M in total, oldest to newest.
- Seed2023-06-01
$2M(undisclosed)
Investors: Bpifrance (lead), Societe Generale, BNP Paribas
- Grant (XPRIZE)2022-11-01
$2M(reported)
Investors: X PRIZE Foundation (lead)
- Grant2018-08-01
$50,000(undisclosed)
Investors: European Innovation Council (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- model-repository
- Model repository
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Pollen Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Pollen Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The Strategy Behind Hugging Face's Acquisition Of Pollen Robotics
Forbes analysis of Hugging Face's strategic acquisition of Pollen Robotics to enter the embodied AI hardware market.
Hugging Face's Open Source 'Desktop' Pollen Robot Starts at $299
Coverage of the Reachy Mini, Pollen Robotics' low-cost desktop robot starting at $299, following the Hugging Face acquisition and the open-source robotics initiative.
Hugging Face Acquires Pollen Robotics to Rival Tesla, China
Detailed analysis of Hugging Face's acquisition of Pollen Robotics, covering the Reachy 2 platform specs, open-source 3D-printable design, and the LeRobot initiative led by…
Hugging Face buys a humanoid robotics startup
Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics, a French open-source humanoid robotics startup founded in 2016, for an undisclosed amount to expand its robotics hardware efforts.
AI company Hugging Face buys humanoid robot company Pollen Robotics
Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics, the French startup behind the Reachy humanoid robot, for an undisclosed amount. The move marks Hugging Face's first entry into hardware.
Hugging Face to sell open-source robots thanks to Pollen Robotics acquisition
Hugging Face announced its acquisition of Pollen Robotics, making Reachy 2 and Reachy Mini robots available directly through Hugging Face.
Reachy 2: The Open-Source Humanoid Robot Redefining Human-Machine Interaction
Maxon profiles Pollen Robotics' Reachy 2 humanoid, detailing the Orbita bio-inspired joint system, the company's founding as an INRIA spinout, and the maxon motor partnership.
Pollen Robotics debuts Reachy 2 humanoid at CES 2025
Pollen Robotics introduced Reachy 2 at CES 2025, a new generation of its open-source research humanoid with 100+ robots already deployed across 20 countries.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pollen-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pollen-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8c4f6593-1bb6-4935-890d-4f25281c8098
- Revision history: /companies/pollen-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Video
Meet Reachy Mini — your first open-source AI robot. Order now: https://huggingface.co/blog/reachy-mini Reachy Mini is a compact, expressive, and fully open-source desktop robot developed by Hugging Face. It’s designed f
We’re developing 80+ emotions for Reachy Mini! 🧠💫 Captured via teleoperation using a Vive Tracker, controller, and audio recordings.
If you have any questions, our team is here to help: 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/HDrGY9eJHt 🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/pollenrobotics 💼 LinkedIn: http
🖐️ 4 fingers, 8 degrees of freedom 🔩 Dual hobby servos per finger 🦴 Rigid "bones" with a soft TPU shell 🖨️ Fully 3D printable ⚖️ Weighs 400g and costs under
We’ve mounted Amazing Hand, the open-source robotic hand by Jérémy Laville, onto Reachy 2 ✋ Early proof of concept, but already showing big potential for fine m
Reachy Mini is Hugging Face’s first open-source desktop robot, created for learning, creativity, and exploring human-robot interaction. Last month was a meaning
Reachy Mini is becoming your real AI companion. The Conversation App makes it able to talk fluently with you, help you with your to-do list, remind you of impor
this is Reachy, The robot is an expressive open-source humanoid platform programmable with Python. he is particularly good at interacting with people. THANKY
Reality vs attention
Pollen Robotics draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 39 months ago.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
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Last computed: Aug 18, 2026