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Nvidia CEO's Microduck robot demo sparks 20,000 preorders

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's interaction with Pollen Robotics' open-source Microduck robots at GTC Berlin has led to significant public interest, with preorders surpassing 20,000 within a day. These robots, developed by Pollen Robotics and available through Hugging Face, are designed to be programmable and are expected to ship by Christmas. The robots utilize simulation-trained Nvidia policies, allowing owners to teach them new behaviors. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates consumer interest in programmable robots, potentially driving demand for AI-powered robotics platforms.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a product demonstration and subsequent preorders for a robot, which falls under the 'tool' category as it's not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Nvidia CEO's Microduck robot demo sparks 20,000 preorders

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · spookyd ·

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang played with waddling Microduck robots at GTC Berlin, and the video went viral. Preorders passed 20,000 in a day. The open source bots fr

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang played with waddling Microduck robots at GTC Berlin, and the video went viral. Preorders passed 20,000 in a day. The open source bots from Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face) are due by Christmas. # AI # Robotics Read more: https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/ho…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/hottest-toy-for-christma…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Hugging Face's open-source Microduck robot, built by Pollen Robotics, has passed 20,000 preorders after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang played with the waddling ducks a

    Hugging Face's open-source Microduck robot, built by Pollen Robotics, has passed 20,000 preorders after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang played with the waddling ducks at GTC Berlin. The open-source toys run on simulation-trained Nvidia policies and owners can teach them new tricks. https…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/hottest-toy-for-christma…

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