Hugging Face release affordable Reachy Mini for robot/AI developers
Is this the open source robot we need for collecting data on humans?
Hugging Face is officially opening sales of the most affordable (and adorable) open-source desktop robot: Reachy Mini, starting at $299 for the lite version, or $449 for the wireless version with onboard computer and battery. .
1. Multimodal & Expressive – 11 inches tall, 6-DOF moving head, 360° rotation, camera, mics, speakers, and expressive antennas
2. Ready to Ship – Pre-orders open July 9, with rolling deliveries through 2026
3. Code, Test, Deploy – Fully programmable in Python, with demo apps, SDK, and simulator
4. Hugging Face Hub Integration – Run, explore, and share robot apps effortlessly with the community
5. For Builders of All Ages – Teach kids, run research, prototype startups, or just play—Reachy Mini is your joyful, powerful entry into real-world AI and robotics
At just 11 inches tall x 6.3 inches wide (28 cm x 16 cm) Reachy Mini can sit anywhere to be your companion for hacking, learning, coding and deploying robotics applications.
It ships as a simple and easy to assemble kit (which must be connected to a computer for the lite version). Reachy Mini is powered by the HuggingFace hub which enables easy sharing of robot behaviors and a growing number of open-source apps powered by the community. Reachy Mini was designed from the start to bring developers, educators, and AI enthusiasts an entry point into real-world AI and interactive robots powered by the latest AI models and the largest community.
Born from 🤗 Hugging Face + Pollen Robotics
Following Hugging Face’s acquisition of Pollen Robotics in April 2025, Reachy Mini becomes the first robot to integrate natively with the Hugging Face Hub. Users can explore and run ready-to-use robot applications, such as hand or face tracking, called Spaces, or code and share their own. This connection unlocks a creative ecosystem where AI in the real world becomes accessible, teachable, customizable, and community-driven.
Reachy Mini possesses a 6-degrees-of-freedom moving head supplemented by an additional full body rotation, a camera, microphones, speaker, and moving antennas. This allows expressive motion and rich multimodal interaction and forms an ideal physical interface for experimenting with the latest speech, vision, and generative AI models.
Open-Source, Fully Programmable, Community-Powered
Reachy Mini is fully programmable in Python (and soon JavaScript, Scratch and more) and comes with plug & play demo apps like face and hands tracking, smart companion, or dancing moves, as well as a SDK and simulation software which allows users to develop new applications easily. Hardware and software aim to be open source, encouraging learning, customization, and contribution.
From kids AI schools to developers, research labs, hobbyists and startups looking for a first play with robotics, Reachy Mini offers a joyful and easy entry into the world of robotics and AI, powered by the global Hugging Face community.
"Tiny robot. Small price. Huge potential."
Orders open July 9, 2025, exclusively online with delivery starting in batches in the fall and extending through 2026.
👉 Learn more and pre-order here: hf.co/blog/reachy-mini
Join the Reachy Mini Community: https://discord.com/channels/519098054377340948/1377671369893875783