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April 15, 2025

Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics

The French-American industry leader will sell humanoid robot Reachy 2

Hugging Face, the French-American company that provides open-source tools to develop AI applications, has acquired French robotics startup Pollen Robotics for an undisclosed sum.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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