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Microduck Robot Pre-Orders Open via Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics

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Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face have begun accepting pre-orders for the Microduck, a new robot priced at $399. This collaboration brings together hardware development with AI model integration. AI

IMPACT This product integrates AI models, potentially making advanced AI capabilities more accessible in a physical robot form factor.

RANK_REASON This is a product launch for a specific robot that integrates AI, but it is not a frontier release from a major AI lab.

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Microduck Robot Pre-Orders Open via Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics

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    HuggingFace and Pollen Robotics open pre-orders for the $399 Microduck https://www.engadget.com/2245407/huggingface-and-pollen-robotics-opn-pre-orders-for-the-m

    HuggingFace and Pollen Robotics open pre-orders for the $399 Microduck https://www.engadget.com/2245407/huggingface-and-pollen-robotics-opn-pre-orders-for-the-microduck-robot/ # Robotics # AI # Gadgets

    LINKS engadget.com/…/huggingface-and-pollen-rob…

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