This Open-Source Interactive Robot Is Fully Customizable

If you’re looking for a robot that can act out your specific needs, check out the Pollen Robotics Reachy Open-Source Interactive Robot. This modular robot is fully customizable and capable of performing food service, customer service, R&D, and demonstration tasks. While it has a hefty price tag, its myriad of capabilities are worth it for people who can afford it. Furthermore, it comes with built-in AI, and it can be easily programmed in Python. And Reachy even comes with ready-to-use environments for doing things like laying out objects, serving coffee, playing tic-tac-toe, and more. Additionally, the humanoid arm has seven degrees of freedom and can manipulate objects up to 500 grams. Finally, the head is expressive with its Orbita animation. The animated antennas aren’t just cute. They allow Reachy to convey a wide range of emotions.