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Pollen Robotics, Hugging Face's French subsidiary, launched a $399 programmable robot called Microduck that sold more than 10,000 units since Thursday, generating over $4 million and pushing delivery timelines past the original Christmas 2026 target. The device relies on Rockchip's RK3566 chip, a Shanghai-listed processor built using licensed technology from Britain's ARM.
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics have announced the Microduck, a $399 waddling robot duck that follows their earlier Reachy Mini collaboration. The device features a camera eye, grabbing beak, wheeled feet, motion and depth sensors, and can be controlled via gamepad or laser pointer while also serving as a platform for AI and robotics experimentation. It's available for preorder now with delivery expected by year's end.
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics released Microduck, a 25-centimeter open-source robot shaped like a duck that costs $399 and can walk, grip objects up to 800 grams, right itself after falling, and even roller skate. The robot uses a camera, lidar, and dual IMUs to sense its surroundings, and its behaviors are trained in simulation before being deployed and fine-tuned on the physical device.
Pollen Robotics, owned by Hugging Face, has opened pre-orders for Microduck, a 25cm, sub-800g bipedal robot priced at $399. Unlike the stationary Reachy Mini, Microduck is built for mobility, packing 15 motors, a camera, LiDAR, two IMUs and an articulated beak so it can walk, sit, crouch, recover from falls and even roller-skate.
Pollen Robotics, the robotics arm of Hugging Face, will open pre-orders for a small open-source robot called Microduck on August 27, 2026. The device is priced at $399 before taxes and shipping, with deliveries expected before Christmas 2026.
Pollen Robotics, the robotics arm behind Hugging Face's Reachy Mini, has revealed the Microduck, a small one-eyed biped robot under 10 inches tall. It costs $399, comes in four colors, and is expected to ship before Christmas 2026, with demos showing it rolling on skates, kicking balls, and picking up small objects.