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The Robot Studio

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French robotics studio specializing in biologically inspired robotic hardware. Built HOPEJr, a under $3K open source humanoid robot with 66 DOF and dexterous hands, in collaboration with Hugging Face.

Founded 2006Undisclosed raised
OPEN SOURCERESEARCHDIYDEXTEROUS HANDS

Humanoid Robots

HOPEJr
PROTOTYPE
HOPEJr
Open source humanoid with 66 DOF for under $3K
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D:66
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Executive Summary

The Robot Studio is a French firm founded by veteran robot designer Rob Knight in 2006, specializing in biologically inspired robotic hardware. The studio collaborates with Hugging Face on open-source humanoid platforms.

Technical Profile

Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.

Technology Snapshot

A concise view of platform maturity and deployment footprint.

Flagship PlatformHOPEJr

AI Stack

Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.

01Hugging Face
02VLA
03Teleoperation

HOPEJr Specs

Published operating specifications for the lead system.

Degrees of Freedom66

Latest Updates

2025Company MilestoneCorporate
HOPEJr emerges from the Hugging Face collaboration

In collaboration with Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics (acquired by Hugging Face in 2025), The Robot Studio developed HOPEJr — a full-sized open-source humanoid robot with 66 actuated degrees of freedom and dexterous hands, buildable for under $3,000 using 3D-printed parts.

The Robot Studio Team

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Rob KnightCEO

About The Robot Studio

The Robot Studio is a French firm founded by veteran robot designer Rob Knight in 2006, specializing in biologically inspired robotic hardware. The studio collaborates with Hugging Face on open-source humanoid platforms.

  1. 2006

    The Robot Studio is founded in France

    The Robot Studio was founded in 2006 by Rob Knight, a veteran robot designer with over 20 years of experience building humanoid robots. Based in France, the studio focuses on biologically inspired robotic hardware optimized for performance-per-dollar.

    FranceBiologically inspired design
  2. 2025

    HOPEJr emerges from the Hugging Face collaboration

    In collaboration with Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics (acquired by Hugging Face in 2025), The Robot Studio developed HOPEJr, a full-sized open-source humanoid robot with 66 actuated degrees of freedom and dexterous hands, buildable for under $3,000 using 3D-printed parts.

    HOPEJrHugging FacePollen
  3. 2025

    Low-cost teleoperation shapes the open-source design philosophy

    HOPEJr can be remotely controlled using specialized gloves that replicate hand movements. The design philosophy emphasizes minimizing the Bill of Materials (BOM) to make humanoid robots accessible to a wider research and maker community.

    TeleoperationOpen source
  4. 2025

    DexHand extends the open hardware toolkit

    The Robot Studio also developed the DexHand, an open-source dexterous humanoid robot hand intended as a low-cost R&D platform for grasping and manipulation research.

    DexHandManipulation