Re-imagined Robot, Reachy, Introduces Compact Edition in Form of DIY Kit.
The Reachy Mini robot, developed by Hugging Face, is a versatile and accessible platform for AI and robotics experimentation on a desktop scale. Standing at 28 cm (11 inches) tall and weighing approximately 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs), this compact robot is designed primarily for experimentation with expressive human communication through cameras and audio.
Reachy Mini features an advanced 6 degrees of freedom (6-DOF) Stewart platform neck mechanism, allowing lifelike head movements including pitch, roll, and yaw, along with a 360-degree rotating base for additional expressive body motion. The robot also includes animated antennas, multimodal sensing with a wide-angle camera, microphones, and a 5W speaker to enable rich audio-visual interactions.
There are two versions of Reachy Mini available: a "Lite" version that requires connection to a computer, and a "Wireless" version equipped with a Raspberry Pi 5, Wi-Fi, and a battery for untethered operation. Both versions are open-source, with the software primarily programmed in Python, and future plans to support JavaScript and Scratch.
The open-source ecosystem encourages community-led behavior sharing and robot customization. Additionally, a simulation environment is part of the open-source project, allowing developers to experiment and prototype robot behaviors virtually before deploying on hardware.
Reachy Mini was first covered as a project from Pollen Robotics before Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics in April 2025. The development of Reachy Mini is still ongoing, with a planned simulator for the robot allowing development and testing without a physical robot.
A short video demonstrating Reachy Mini's movement is available, providing a visual representation of the robot's performance. The video shows Reachy Mini in action, demonstrating its capabilities for human communication.
For more information about Reachy Mini, including additional specifications and updates on its development, please visit Pollen's site. If you're ready to get started with Reachy Mini, it is available from Hugging Face, a repository and hosting service for machine learning models.
The versatile Reachy Mini robot, developed by Hugging Face, not only offers a desktop-scale platform for AI and robotics experimentation but also extends its capabilities to the realm of artificial-intelligence with a Raspberry Pi 5-equipped Wireless version. With Python-based open-source software and plans to support JavaScript and Scratch, this robot empowers both technology enthusiasts and amateur robotics engineers to delve into robotics and artificial-intelligence projects using raspberry pi.
