Dev reverse engineers Pollen Robotics' Microduck, ships his own Macroduck in weeks
aesposito0 · x · 2026-08-31
Developer aesposito0 reverse engineered Pollen Robotics' Microduck robot and built his own version, the Macroduck, announcing a giveaway of a few units for free. Instead of the 4-6 month preorder wait for the original, his version should ship in roughly 4 weeks, with the giveaway link in the replies.
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