HuggingFace Open-Sources LeRobot Humanoid, A Full-Stack Humanoid Robot That Costs $2,500

▤ Summary

HuggingFace open-sourced LeRobot Humanoid, a full‑stack bipedal robot platform with CAD, URDFs, simulation environments, training code, control software, and pretrained models available on GitHub. The design emphasizes affordability and accessibility, with most structural parts 3D‑printable and an estimated $2,500 build cost. The release includes imitation learning datasets and reinforcement learning environments so users can train in simulation and deploy policies on real hardware. The project aims to democratize robotics education and research by enabling hobbyists, schools, and small labs to experiment with humanoid locomotion and robot learning.

▦ Linked Companies

Hugging Face, Inc.

$10M to $25M