<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Hugging Face has introduced Reachy Mini, a compact and open-source robot priced at $299, designed to democratize advanced robotics and AI.</li><li>Reachy Mini is fully programmable in Python, with plans to support JavaScript and Scratch, offering two versions: a lite model and a wireless, autonomous model with Raspberry Pi 5.</li><li>The robot features expressive interaction capabilities including a motorized head, body rotation, and various sensors, with access to pre-installed behaviors and the ability to create new applications via the Hugging Face community platform.</li><li>Hugging Face's move into hardware with Reachy Mini follows its acquisition of Pollen Robotics, emphasizing open-source design to encourage community collaboration, though facing challenges in hardware production and logistics.</li></ul>

Hugging Face introduces open-source desktop robot for $299

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