LaPeyre says that the sale of humanoid robots remains challenging because the cases of employ are unclear and the systems are still unbelievable – although some companies are starting to succeed. Currently, technology is developed mainly by several well -financed companies, including Robotics Tesla, Figure and Agility. “A hugging face, we hope to democratize it,” he says.
Many AI models, software frames and tools, on which researchers and engineers rely on building AI models and applications, are already open source. This means that the models are made available free of charge, with licenses that allow modification and reuse of the code. Creating Open Source equipment usually means release of projects, details of components and 3D models that allow you to produce elements more easily.
The availability of powerful AI models with an open weight (which means that you can download, but not necessarily fully open source) made it easier for researchers and startups to experiment with the latest artificial intelligence, because they can see how models and modify the code work. Delangue says that hugging the face thinks that something similar is needed in robotics. “I hope Open Source can free a wide and varied range [new robot] Possibilities – he says.
LaPeyre adds that open acquisition equipment has a similar effect. The creators of the robots “can [3D] Print part if something is broken, “he says, adding:” If something is not perfect, they can do it a bit better, adding a modern part. “
The current AI boom coincided with re -interest in robotics, because the latest models help new progress in the capabilities of hardware systems. Some outstanding researchers say that AI will need a physical presence to match or outweigh human intelligence, because this progress may require a direct understanding of the physical world.
Hype surrounding humanoid works led to doubt. Some companies are racing to build humanoid robots, published demonstration films in social media that seem to promise amazing skills. But experts warn that such films can be misleading. A system that seems unusual online can actually be Teleopated by a person outside the camera; It can also fail if the conditions have changed; or not be able to reliably perform tasks.
Delangue claims that the Open Source approach should increase the transparency of progress. “You can’t cheat, you can’t hide with Open Source,” he explains.
Hugging the face is already supporting an open source robotics code. Delangue claims that the use of this code has increased over the past year, generally reflecting the growing interest in robotics.
Some robotics researchers, especially those in the academic environment, are conducive to an open approach. “Making robotics more increases the speed at which technology develops,” says Sergey Levine, assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley and co -founder of physical intelligence, a startup who is working on the development of very talented robotic models.
Physical intelligence has made the first of its models of the Robot, PI0 foundation, available in February in hugging the face. The model allows a number of different robots to learn to perform various physical tasks.
Levine claims that researchers in the academic environment and the industry have already brought valuable ideas and corrections to their product. He adds that external people can also contribute to the development of new equipment.
“There is a lot more creativity that people can apply to how they build real physical equipment,” he says.
It seems that the open approach is gaining momentum in the AI industry. The finish line was the first large company AI to offer the most modern model of open weight when it released the lama in 2023. Then there were several other most modern models of open weight. In January, a relatively unknown Chinese startup called Deepseek shocked the technology industry and the stock exchange, releasing the powerful AI model, which was reportedly developed at lower costs than those produced by American companies.
Even OpenAI, a company in the center of the current boom, which maintained the strongest models of a strictly experienced secret, said in March that this summer would change his approach and release a free model of open weight.