Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics has launched its 2nd cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped lasting conscionable nether 10 inches tall. It's disposable to preorder present for $399 successful cream, graphite, lavender, and entity blue, and Pollen Robotics says it plans to commencement shipping the small robot "before Christmas 2026."

Video demos of the Microduck amusement it picking up socks and markers, kicking astir a ball, and zipping astir connected tiny rollerskates. Pollen Robotics says it tin besides "react to its surroundings" and travel astir a laser pointer, oregon users tin power it with a crippled controller. The Microduck's bundle is open-source, similar Hugging Fa …

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