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Hugging Face releases $399 programmable duck robot for physical AI

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Hugging Face has launched the Microduck, a $399 programmable robot designed to democratize physical AI. This small, duck-shaped robot, developed by Pollen Robotics (acquired by Hugging Face in 2025), can be programmed to walk, pick up objects, and even roller-skate. Its open-source SDK, simulation environment, and reinforcement learning training stack are available on GitHub, allowing developers to train and fine-tune its behaviors. AI

IMPACT Democratizes physical AI development with an affordable, programmable robot and open-source tools.

RANK_REASON This is a product release from a company known for AI tools, but it's a physical robot rather than a core AI model or research paper.

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Hugging Face releases $399 programmable duck robot for physical AI

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. AI Business TIER_1 English(EN) · Scarlett Evans ·

    Hugging Face Releases Programmable, Walking Duck Robot

    The $399 small-scale robot is the company’s second desktop robot, after Reachy Mini in 2025.

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