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Nvidia's Microduck robots sell 20,000 units after viral demo

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang demonstrated Microduck robots at the GTC Berlin conference, which quickly gained popularity, selling over 20,000 pre-orders. These open-source robots, developed by Pollen Robotics and now part of Nvidia through its acquisition of Hugging Face, are trained using Nvidia's technology and can be programmed with new tricks by users. The Microducks are anticipated to be a popular holiday toy for both children and adults. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates consumer appeal of AI-powered robotics, potentially driving further interest in hobbyist and educational robot platforms.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a consumer robot product demonstration and sales figures, not a core AI model release or research.

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Nvidia's Microduck robots sell 20,000 units after viral demo

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Julie Bort ·

    Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell

    The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.

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