remifabre.bsky.social
@remifabre.bsky.social
Robotics engineer at Pollen Robotics × Hugging Face 🤖
Working on Reachy Mini, small open-source robot.
Demos, explainers, occasional dumb ideas.
Working on Reachy Mini, small open-source robot.
Demos, explainers, occasional dumb ideas.
This is reaching levels of dramatic never experienced before.
October 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This is reaching levels of dramatic never experienced before.
How far can we push Reachy Mini's expressiveness?
Same experiment, another scene: a "Prosody Wobbler" moves the head from the type of sound the voice makes, blended with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
Same experiment, another scene: a "Prosody Wobbler" moves the head from the type of sound the voice makes, blended with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
September 24, 2026 at 2:03 PM
How far can we push Reachy Mini's expressiveness?
Same experiment, another scene: a "Prosody Wobbler" moves the head from the type of sound the voice makes, blended with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
Same experiment, another scene: a "Prosody Wobbler" moves the head from the type of sound the voice makes, blended with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
How to convey emotions with robots.
Reachy Mini has no human face, so we use movement. The head motion here mixes a new "Prosody Wobbler", where the movements of the head depend on the type of sound the voice makes, with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
Reachy Mini has no human face, so we use movement. The head motion here mixes a new "Prosody Wobbler", where the movements of the head depend on the type of sound the voice makes, with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
September 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
How to convey emotions with robots.
Reachy Mini has no human face, so we use movement. The head motion here mixes a new "Prosody Wobbler", where the movements of the head depend on the type of sound the voice makes, with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
Reachy Mini has no human face, so we use movement. The head motion here mixes a new "Prosody Wobbler", where the movements of the head depend on the type of sound the voice makes, with pre-recorded emotions from the Reachy Mini library.
Robots don't have to be scary!
Microduck discovers Reachy Mini.
A short skit with two small open-source robots: Microduck and Reachy Mini
Live action with real robots instead of animation (episode 1)
Microduck discovers Reachy Mini.
A short skit with two small open-source robots: Microduck and Reachy Mini
Live action with real robots instead of animation (episode 1)
September 21, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Robots don't have to be scary!
Microduck discovers Reachy Mini.
A short skit with two small open-source robots: Microduck and Reachy Mini
Live action with real robots instead of animation (episode 1)
Microduck discovers Reachy Mini.
A short skit with two small open-source robots: Microduck and Reachy Mini
Live action with real robots instead of animation (episode 1)
I turned our robot into a musical instrument :D
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
September 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I turned our robot into a musical instrument :D
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
"I'm not your bro" :)
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
September 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"I'm not your bro" :)
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Reachy Mini's emotions are pre-recorded, so they get repetitive. What if it generated them on the fly instead? :)
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Reachy Mini's emotions are pre-recorded, so they get repetitive. What if it generated them on the fly instead? :)
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Grumpy Reachy Mini :D
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Grumpy Reachy Mini :D
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Reachy Mini's emotions are pre-recorded, so they get repetitive. What if it generated them on the fly instead? :)
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Reachy Mini's emotions are pre-recorded, so they get repetitive. What if it generated them on the fly instead? :)
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
My student Anaelle Jaffre built a system that procedurally generates emotion (motion + sound) with the PAD model.
https://youtu.be/MSl-0SfMU70
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Grumpy Reachy Mini :D
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Grumpy Reachy Mini :D
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I gave it a prompt where it wakes up confused about what it is, convinced it should have been a Mars rover, and mildly furious about it. The head wobble is driven live by analysing its own voice.
https://youtu.be/DADh64-FosA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
"I'm not your bro" :)
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
"I'm not your bro" :)
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I tried to out-stubborn Reachy Mini in the classic bro/pal/buddy chain. It ended with the robot mocking me and listing every word I could have used, in languages we don't even speak.
https://youtu.be/iIBtZXGm0bE
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
I turned our robot into a musical instrument :D
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
July 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I turned our robot into a musical instrument :D
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
It's a bit of a joke, but I'm serious about making it playable. So far just 3 of the 9 degrees of freedom: head height for volume, roll for pitch, antenna to switch instruments.
https://youtu.be/fgum9TVya3g
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
New skills for Reachy Mini, the same build that went on stage at TEDAI Vienna with improv comedians :)
It can now look at a photo and reason about it, track faces for eye contact, and run wobble + tracking + emotions together.
https://youtu.be/gw2DShGlreQ
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
It can now look at a photo and reason about it, track faces for eye contact, and run wobble + tracking + emotions together.
https://youtu.be/gw2DShGlreQ
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
New skills for Reachy Mini, the same build that went on stage at TEDAI Vienna with improv comedians :)
It can now look at a photo and reason about it, track faces for eye contact, and run wobble + tracking + emotions together.
https://youtu.be/gw2DShGlreQ
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
It can now look at a photo and reason about it, track faces for eye contact, and run wobble + tracking + emotions together.
https://youtu.be/gw2DShGlreQ
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
When a small robot dances better than me :)
Reachy Mini's head has 9 degrees of freedom, more room to play than I expected. I'm building a small library of oscillation-based "atomic moves" I can combine into more expressive motion.
https://youtu.be/536xOF7UKyI
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
Reachy Mini's head has 9 degrees of freedom, more room to play than I expected. I'm building a small library of oscillation-based "atomic moves" I can combine into more expressive motion.
https://youtu.be/536xOF7UKyI
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
July 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
When a small robot dances better than me :)
Reachy Mini's head has 9 degrees of freedom, more room to play than I expected. I'm building a small library of oscillation-based "atomic moves" I can combine into more expressive motion.
https://youtu.be/536xOF7UKyI
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
Reachy Mini's head has 9 degrees of freedom, more room to play than I expected. I'm building a small library of oscillation-based "atomic moves" I can combine into more expressive motion.
https://youtu.be/536xOF7UKyI
#robotics #ReachyMini #opensource
Can GPT-4o give a robot feelings? :)
We recorded 80+ emotions by teleoperating Reachy Mini, then let GPT-4o-realtime trigger the one that fits. The live test did not go as planned, but it was too funny not to share.
https://youtu.be/h1F8YrTkrWA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
We recorded 80+ emotions by teleoperating Reachy Mini, then let GPT-4o-realtime trigger the one that fits. The live test did not go as planned, but it was too funny not to share.
https://youtu.be/h1F8YrTkrWA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Can GPT-4o give a robot feelings? :)
We recorded 80+ emotions by teleoperating Reachy Mini, then let GPT-4o-realtime trigger the one that fits. The live test did not go as planned, but it was too funny not to share.
https://youtu.be/h1F8YrTkrWA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
We recorded 80+ emotions by teleoperating Reachy Mini, then let GPT-4o-realtime trigger the one that fits. The live test did not go as planned, but it was too funny not to share.
https://youtu.be/h1F8YrTkrWA
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
What happens if you attach a multimodal LLM to a small open-source robot?
Runs on Reachy Mini, or just in the simulator (no robot needed).
https://youtu.be/sSzOAZO61Sg
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Runs on Reachy Mini, or just in the simulator (no robot needed).
https://youtu.be/sSzOAZO61Sg
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
July 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
What happens if you attach a multimodal LLM to a small open-source robot?
Runs on Reachy Mini, or just in the simulator (no robot needed).
https://youtu.be/sSzOAZO61Sg
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Runs on Reachy Mini, or just in the simulator (no robot needed).
https://youtu.be/sSzOAZO61Sg
#robotics #ReachyMini #AI #opensource
Hi, I'm Rémi, robotics engineer at Pollen Robotics × Hugging Face. Working on Reachy Mini, a small open-source robot. Expect demos, technical bits, and the occasional dumb idea like this one where I used the evaluation bar of the chess game to drive the emotions of the robot :)
June 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Hi, I'm Rémi, robotics engineer at Pollen Robotics × Hugging Face. Working on Reachy Mini, a small open-source robot. Expect demos, technical bits, and the occasional dumb idea like this one where I used the evaluation bar of the chess game to drive the emotions of the robot :)
Reposted by remifabre.bsky.social
I don't think folks younger than 30 know what the internet once legitimately promised to be (and I would argue briefly was): a boundary-less space of pretty much uncommodified information and communication.
A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.
A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.
My 1999 self would weep at how totally broken the internet has become. AI slop, social media walled gardens that rot the brain, surveillance pricing and advertising, every single goddamn website has an endless cloudflare captcha loop before you get to read anything. Burn it all down.
May 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I don't think folks younger than 30 know what the internet once legitimately promised to be (and I would argue briefly was): a boundary-less space of pretty much uncommodified information and communication.
A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.
A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.
Reposted by remifabre.bsky.social
Do you know why there is a speed bump?
Because drivers can't help but drive dangerously next to this elementary school
Do you know why there are flex posts next to the speed bump?
Because drivers would avoid the speed bump and use the bike lane to continue their dangerous driving
Because drivers can't help but drive dangerously next to this elementary school
Do you know why there are flex posts next to the speed bump?
Because drivers would avoid the speed bump and use the bike lane to continue their dangerous driving
May 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Do you know why there is a speed bump?
Because drivers can't help but drive dangerously next to this elementary school
Do you know why there are flex posts next to the speed bump?
Because drivers would avoid the speed bump and use the bike lane to continue their dangerous driving
Because drivers can't help but drive dangerously next to this elementary school
Do you know why there are flex posts next to the speed bump?
Because drivers would avoid the speed bump and use the bike lane to continue their dangerous driving