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Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open-source duck robot, Microduck

L3 · BuilderTools & ProductsTechCrunch AI· 8/27/2026

Provides hands-on robotics platform for builders to experiment with physical AI and reinforcement learning.

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Hugging Face launched Microduck, a $399 open-source duck robot that can be trained with reinforcement learning and features cameras, lidar, and IMU sensors.

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Hugging Face is taking orders for the Microduck, a $399 tiny open-source duck robot that developers can train at home out of the box.

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