According to DeepLearning.AI (@DeepLearningAI), Hugging Face has acquired French robotics company Pollen Robotics and announced the upcoming sale of Reachy 2, a humanoid research robot powered by open-source software. Reachy 2 is fully programmable in Python and leverages Hugging Face’s open LeRobot AI library, enabling advanced real-world interaction and custom AI development. This strategic move strengthens Hugging Face’s position in the AI hardware sector and provides traders with fresh insight into the growing convergence of AI and robotics, a sector experiencing increased investor interest and market activity (source: DeepLearning.AI, April 26, 2025).