Hugging Face Launches $399 Microduck Robot with Sim-to-Real Stack
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-28
Hugging Face, via its Pollen Robotics subsidiary, launched the $399 Microduck robot. It ships with 7 pre-learned moves, but the key feature is the open-source software stack that allows users to train new movements in simulation and deploy them directly to the physical robot.
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