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Microduck robot passes 20,000 preorders after Nvidia CEO interaction

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The open-source Microduck robot, developed by Pollen Robotics and hosted on Hugging Face, has surpassed 20,000 preorders. This surge in interest followed an interaction with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at GTC Berlin. The robots utilize Nvidia-trained policies for their movements and can be taught new behaviors. AI

IMPACT This product's success highlights consumer interest in AI-powered robotics and the potential for simulation-trained models.

RANK_REASON The item describes a product launch and its sales figures, but it is not a frontier release from a major AI lab.

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Microduck robot passes 20,000 preorders after Nvidia CEO interaction

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    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…

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