MicroDuck
Product
by Pollen Robotics
MicroDuck is a 25 cm open-source bipedal robot designed to be playable out of the box and teachable through reinforcement learning. Made by Pollen Robotics, it has 15 motors, a camera, LiDAR, and a grasping beak, while its software stack supports training new behaviors in simulation and deploying them on the robot.
What experts have said about MicroDuck
1 statement · 1 positive
MicroDuck orders exceeded 16,000 units.
“a little bit over 16,000”
Open the episode · Hugging Face Co-Founder on Open-Source, Microduck, and NVIDIA | E2339Listen at 8:09
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2 episodes featuring MicroDuck
This Week in Startups
Open robotics meets the fight over AI control
The episode connects open-source robotics and local models to a larger question: how should societies manage powerful AI without stifling useful innovation?
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 34m
Bloomberg Tech
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Nvidia’s growth forecast shows the scale of AI infrastructure demand while exposing the supply, financing and oversight risks behind the buildout.
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