The small Microduck robot passes 20,000 preorders ahead of Christmas
It appeared in Jensen Huang's GTC Berlin keynote and is expected before Christmas. It is open source, from Pollen Robotics.
A small duck-like robot walks, sits and does a somersault when asked. More than 20,000 people ordered it before it shipped. You can teach it new moves.
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Why it matters
A small open-source home robot that owners can teach new moves and share them. Hugging Face's CEO thinks it may be among the year's best-selling robots.
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The details
- Preorders passed 20,000 units the day after the keynote, per Hugging Face's Clem Delangue.
- It is made by Pollen Robotics, which Hugging Face acquired in 2025.
- It ships with basic moves such as walking, sitting and standing, learned in simulation with Nvidia's stack.
- Owners can train it on new tricks and share them with the community.
- It is Hugging Face's second robot after Reachy Mini. The source gives no price.
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