A video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang demonstrating small robotic Microducks at the GTC Berlin keynote went viral, and preorders surpassed 20,000 units within a day, according to Hugging Face co-founder Clem Delangue. The Microducks are open-source robots made by Pollen Robotics, a company Hugging Face acquired in 2025; Nvidia itself acquired Hugging Face in September. The devices were trained using Nvidia's technology stack and ship with basic tricks like walking and sitting, with owners able to teach and share new behaviors.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-23
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.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-01
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.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-27
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.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-27
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.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-27
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.com
· 2026-08-27
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.
theverge.com
· 2026-08-27
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