Reachy Mini hoverboard base: $149 one-time to let your open-source robot roam
Thom_Wolf · x · 2026-10-30
Thom Wolf contrasts WHOOP's $199/year subscription with a $149 one-time hoverboard base for Reachy Mini that gives the small robot free mobility. The whole setup is open-source and works with any model as the brain — Opus, Qwen, or Gemini.
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