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Hugging Face's new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck
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TL;DR
- Microduck is a new AI robot from Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics, standing under 10 inches tall.
- It is available for preorder for $399 in multiple colors, with shipping planned before Christmas 2026.
- The robot can pick up objects, follow laser pointers, move on rollerskates, and react to its surroundings.
- Users can control it with a game controller, and its open-source software allows for retraining.
- Each Microduck has its own unique, lifelong generated singing voice.
- It is equipped with a Rockchip RK3566 processor, camera, motion sensors, LiDAR, and articulated legs, head, and neck.