Open Source quackd: Control Bipedal Robot via Natural Language
DynamicWebPaige · x · 2026-08-30
rokbenko open-sourced quackd, a 'brain' daemon for the Microduck bipedal robot. Users can command the robot in plain language (e.g., 'find the ball and kick it'), and an LLM (supporting Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or Grok) plans the steps using the robot's existing skills.
Key Features:
- Uses .duck files for goals, similar to Claude's .skill files.
- Includes a bundled simulator for testing without hardware.
- Supports MCP (Model Context Protocol).
- Apache 2.0 licensed.
- Real robot hardware support will be available when ducks ship at Christmas.
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