Hugging Face Unveils Microduck, a $399 Open-Source Robot You Can Train with RL
tomaarsen · x · 2026-08-27
Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue officially announced Microduck, a tiny $399 open-source robot that can be taught new tricks via reinforcement learning.
Demonstrated abilities include walking, picking up objects, getting back up after falling, and even roller-skating. HF calls it the start of an era of affordable open-source robots to democratize physical AI and world models.
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