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Pollen Robotics x maxon (Reachy 2 actuators)

maxon supplies the EC45 flat motors and GPX32 gearboxes that power Pollen Robotics' patented Orbita actuator system in the Reachy 2 humanoid robot. The partnership combines maxon's precision motor expertise with Pollen's bio-inspired actuator design.

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Type
manufacturing
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2024-04-01
2.4 years ago
Active for
2.4 years

Who’s involved

maxon Groupmanufacturer

[Maxon motor](/companies/maxon-motor) is a Swiss precision motor manufacturer developing DC motors, brushless motors, and drive systems for robotics, aerospace, and medical applications. Motors used in Mars rovers.

HQSachseln, Switzerlandmaxongroup.com3 partnerships

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Pollen Roboticstechnology provider

French robotics company developing open-source robots for research and embodied-AI applications. Founded in 2016 as an INRIA spinout, the company created the [Reachy 2](/models/pollen-robotics-reachy-2) teleoperated humanoid, the low-cost Reachy Mini desktop robot, and the [Microduck](/models/pollen-robotics-microduck) biped robot for reinforcement-learning research. [Hugging Face](/companies/hugging-face) acquired Pollen Robotics in April 2025 to become its robotics hardware arm.

HQBordeaux, Francepollen-robotics.com3 partnerships

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.maxongroup.com/en-us/knowledge-and-support/blog/reachy-2-the-open-source-humanoid-robot-257768

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