Open-source

Unitree Robotics is set to deploy Reborn's Roboverse infrastructure to significantly speed up AI development for its humanoid robots, fostering an open-source community to build more intelligent and adaptable machines.

Hugging Face has launched two new open-source robots: HOPEJr, a full humanoid under $3000 developed with The Robot Studio, and Reachy Mini, a desktop head from its Pollen Robotics team. Both aim to make robotics more accessible for AI development.

NVIDIA Research Scientist Yuke Zhu presented Project GR00T at Marktechpost miniCON Open Source AI 2025, detailing the company's simulation-first approach to building generalist foundation models for humanoid robots. Key releases include the open-source GR00T N1 multimodal model and the Hover whole-body controller, designed to enable cross-embodiment capabilities and accelerate development for robotics partners.

AI platform Hugging Face has acquired French startup Pollen Robotics, marking its first move into hardware. The deal brings Pollen's open-source humanoid robot, Reachy, and its team into Hugging Face, aligning with the company's push into robotics and its core belief in open-source principles for both AI software and, potentially, hardware.

Fourier Intelligence has launched the N1, a 1.3m tall humanoid robot aimed at developers and researchers through an open-source model. The company released blueprints, software code, and build instructions, hoping to foster a community ecosystem and accelerate innovation in motion control and AI integration.