Reachy 2
Reachy 2 is an advanced open-source humanoid robot designed for research, education, and AI development. It features dual 7-DoF bio-inspired arms with human-like proportions, enabling precise manipulation and lifting up to 3 kg per arm. Equipped with multiple RGB-D cameras and a Time-of-Flight sensor, it provides stereo vision and depth perception. Reachy 2 supports immersive teleoperation with spatialized audio. Its modular architecture allows alternative grippers and mobile bases, making it adaptable for human-robot interaction, telepresence, and embodied AI research. The robot runs on ROS 2 with Python APIs, supports OTA updates, and enables flexible programming.
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Reachy 2 is a humanoid system developed by Pollen Robotics in France and launched in 2024. Starting price is estimated at USD 78,000. It is currently ranked #123 in most-viewed humanoid robots on Origin of Bots. It supports Tools, packages, precision instruments, human interaction objects. Operating battery runtime is rated at 8 hours on full charge. Primary applications include Academic research, robotic manipulation experiments, AI embodied cognition studies, teleoperation training, interactive demonstrations. Featured in editorial articles including “Hugging Face Acquires Pollen Robotics, Turbocharges Reachy 2”.
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Q1. What is Reachy 2, and what problem is it designed to solve?
Reachy 2 is a modular humanoid robot from Pollen Robotics, designed as an open, programmable platform for robotics and AI research and education.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of Reachy 2?
Reachy 2 offers bimanual manipulation, mobile navigation, multimodal perception, and VR teleoperation, with software based on ROS 2 and a Python SDK.
Q3. Who is Reachy 2 built for, and which industries can benefit from it?
Reachy 2 targets research labs, universities, and developers, with applications in robotics, HRI, teleoperation, AI data collection, and service prototyping.
Q4. Is Reachy 2 a commercial product or still a research prototype?
According to Pollen Robotics, Reachy 2 is offered as a commercially available research platform, positioned between laboratory prototypes and industrial humanoid systems.
Q5. Is Reachy 2 currently available for purchase, and when is it expected to ship?
As of 2025, Reachy 2 is listed by Pollen Robotics as an orderable system; shipping timelines depend on configuration and distributor or direct fulfillment.
Q6. How does Reachy 2 actually work in real-world environments?
In practice, Reachy 2 combines onboard compute, sensor fusion, and ROS 2 control with either autonomous software or VR teleoperation to perform manipulation and navigation tasks.
Q7. When was Reachy 2 announced or officially launched?
Pollen Robotics presented the updated Reachy 2 platform in the mid‑2020s as a successor to the original Reachy, emphasizing improved mobility, perception, and teleoperation.
Q8. How is Reachy 2 different from other robots in the same category?
Reachy 2 distinguishes itself by combining an open-source hardware–software stack, VR teleoperation and AI-oriented tooling, focusing on experimentability rather than turnkey deployment.
Q9. Does Reachy 2 require additional development or customization after purchase?
Yes, users are expected to develop or adapt software stacks, behaviors, and interfaces, with Pollen Robotics providing SDKs, ROS 2 interfaces, and reference applications.
Q10. What is the future roadmap or planned upgrades for Reachy 2?
The company has announced plans to expand software capabilities, add more end-effector options, and broaden deployments from research environments toward early commercial use cases.
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