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.
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.
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.
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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
