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Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck

L2 · PractitionerTools & ProductsThe Verge AI$· 8/27/2026

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Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics launched the Microduck robot for $399, featuring AI-powered movement, object manipulation, and unique generated voices.

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Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics has launched its second cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped standing just under 10 inches tall. It's available to preorder now for $399 in cream, graphite, lavender, and sky blue, and Pollen Robotics says it plans to start shipping the little robot "before Christmas 2026." Video demos of the Microduck show it picking up socks and markers, kicking around a ball, and zipping around on tiny rollerskates. Pollen Robotics says it can also "react to its surro

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