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Open-source robot duck trained with AI available for pre-order

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Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face have collaborated to create an open-source bipedal robot duck, named MicroDuck. This 25cm robot features 15 motors, a camera, LiDAR, and a grasping beak. It is trained using reinforcement learning in MuJoCo and can be deployed on the physical robot, which is available for pre-order at $399. AI

IMPACT This robot could serve as a platform for developing and testing advanced AI control systems in physical applications.

RANK_REASON Product launch of a specialized robot with AI training capabilities.

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Open-source robot duck trained with AI available for pre-order

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 Français(FR) · [email protected] ·

    A 25cm bipedal duck, 15 motors, camera, LiDAR, and a grasping beak. You train it in MuJoCo with RL, deploy on the real robot. Open source

    Un canard bipède de 25 cm, 15 moteurs, caméra, LiDAR et un bec qui attrape. Vous l'entraînez dans MuJoCo avec du RL, vous déployez sur le vrai robot. Open source, SDK fourni, 399$ en précommande. Une collab Pollen Robotics x Hugging Face. ⬇️ https:// pollen-robotics.com/microduck…

    LINKS pollen-robotics.com/microduck camilleroux.com/veille

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