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We believe robotics will fundamentally change the way we interact with everyday objects and how they interact with us. We want to put the people in the center of this revolution, where objects become alive, so they can unleash their creativity and shape a new robotic world.
We design robots for people
We are convinced the future of robotics will be driven by a genuine collaborations between people from various background and culture, each bringing their very own sensibility. We enable such collaborations by creating open technologies and communities in a unique way: developing elegant, innovative and simple products - enabling a unique user experience to unleash creativity.
We believe robotics will fundamentally change the way we interact with everyday objects and how they interact with us. We want to put the people in the center of this revolution, where objects become alive, so they can unleash their creativity and shape a new robotic world.
We design robots for people
We are convinced the future of robotics will be driven by a genuine collaborations between people from various background and culture, each bringing their very own sensibility. We enable such collaborations by creating open technologies and communities in a unique way: developing elegant, innovative and simple products - enabling a unique user experience to unleash creativity.
Overview
Location
France, New Aquitaine, Bordeaux
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2016
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Sep 14, 2026 | China scales up embodied AI's reach | A young visitor watches a humanoid robot during the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug 19. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Microduck, a robot duck that waddles, carries objects with its beak and skates on tiny wheels, has become an unlikely... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Hugging Face’s new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it | Microduck is a programmable robot launched last week by Hugging Face’s French subsidiary Pollen Robotics. Each of the duck-shaped robots contains its own set of sensors, motors and on-device computing power from Rockchip’s RK3566. The Shang... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the entire robotics industry | Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Hugging Face, the $4.5 billion AI platform that has become the GitHub of machine le... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics show off first project: an open source robot that does chores | VB Transform 2024 returns this July! Over 400 enterprise leaders will gather in San Francisco from July 9-11 to dive into the advancement of GenAI strategies and engaging in thought-provoking discussions within the community. Find out how y... |
| May 25, 2022 | Sick of picking up toys? Dyson’s future home robots want to do it for you | Enlarge / Dyson is trying to get a grasp on home robotics. Dyson reader comments 68 with 53 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Dyson today shared its ambitious plans to sell robots that... |
| May 4, 2022 | Как Dragon Tree Labs вышла в финал $10M XPRIZE ANA Avatar и наша стратегия на Финал | В данной статье хочу рассказать о нашем опыте подготовки и выступления на полуфинале 4-летнего соревнования $10M XPRIZE ANA Avatar по созданию аватар-систем, а также о планах на финал. Конкурс посвящен созданию удаленно-управляемых аватаров... |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Летняя стажировка для робототехников в Dragon Tree Labs | Наступление осени ознаменовало начало нового учебного года. И по давней школьной традиции, мы решили написать сочинение на тему: «Как я провел лето». А этим летом в компании Dragon Tree Labs прошла первая летняя стажировка для студентов ста... |
| Jan 19, 2021 | This quirky humanoid robot can be teleoperated using a VR headset | The inventors of Reachy, a humanoid, open-source robot created by the French startup Pollen Robotics, have come up with a way to teleoperate the robo-creation through virtual reality. This opens up the possibility of users controlling the r... |
| Pollen Robotics | “Pollen Robotics is a startup building open source interactive robots based on artificial intelligence. Join the community and find out more about Reachy” |
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FAQ about Pollen Robotics
When was Pollen Robotics founded?
Pollen Robotics was founded in 2016.
What has the press written about Pollen Robotics?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Pollen Robotics, among them “China scales up embodied AI's reach” (Sep 14, 2026) and “Hugging Face’s new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it” (Sep 1, 2026).
Is Pollen Robotics still active?
Yes, Pollen Robotics is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 21, 2026.