Hugging Face unveils Microduck, a $399 open-source robot that learns via RL
kimmonismus · x · 2026-08-27
Hugging Face has unveiled Microduck, a $399 open-source robot that can learn new skills through reinforcement learning, aiming to bring affordable physical AI to everyone. Commenters compare it to BD-1 from Star Wars.
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