Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck
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Source: The Verge (AI)August 27, 2026
Summary
Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics has announced the Microduck, a small AI-powered robot about 10 inches tall that can perform tasks like picking up objects and rolling around on skates. The robot is available for preorder at $399 and is scheduled to ship before Christmas 2026, with its software being open-source so developers can modify and build on it.
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Attack SophisticationTrivial
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/985549/hugging-face-microduck-robot
First tracked: August 27, 2026 at 02:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%