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Hugging Face Unveils Its New AI Robot, Microduck
Hugging Face-owned Pollen Robotics has unveiled its new AI robot, Microduck. The one-eyed, two-legged robot, which has a duck-like design, is less than 10 inches, or approximately 25 cm, tall. Microduck is now available for preorder for $399. The robot is offered in four colors: cream, graphite, lavender and light blue. Pollen Robotics plans to begin delivering the first orders before Christmas 2026.
Despite its small size, Microduck can perform a variety of movements. Videos released by the company show the robot picking up objects such as socks and markers, playing with a ball and even moving around on small roller skates. The robot can react to its surroundings and follow the light from a laser pointer. Users can also control it with a game controller. Microduck’s software is open source. This allows users to modify the robot’s software, retrain it and enable it to perform new movements. Pollen Robotics previously introduced an open-source robot called Reachy Mini. Another interesting feature of the robot is that it has its own unique voice. When Microduck is turned on for the first time, a unique audio identity is created for it, and that voice remains unchanged throughout the robot’s entire lifetime. The robot can communicate using these sounds and sing. Technically, Microduck is equipped with a Rockchip RK3566 processor. The device has a camera, motion sensors and a LiDAR system. The robot’s legs, head and neck can move.
Despite its small size, Microduck can perform a variety of movements. Videos released by the company show the robot picking up objects such as socks and markers, playing with a ball and even moving around on small roller skates. The robot can react to its surroundings and follow the light from a laser pointer. Users can also control it with a game controller. Microduck’s software is open source. This allows users to modify the robot’s software, retrain it and enable it to perform new movements. Pollen Robotics previously introduced an open-source robot called Reachy Mini. Another interesting feature of the robot is that it has its own unique voice. When Microduck is turned on for the first time, a unique audio identity is created for it, and that voice remains unchanged throughout the robot’s entire lifetime. The robot can communicate using these sounds and sing. Technically, Microduck is equipped with a Rockchip RK3566 processor. The device has a camera, motion sensors and a LiDAR system. The robot’s legs, head and neck can move.