Microduck: a 250mm robot duck with 15 servos, ToF LiDAR, and a digital twin
mishig25 · x · 2026-08-31
Developer mishig25 shares the anatomy of Microduck, a palm-sized robot duck:
- 15 Robotis Dynamixel XL330-family servos (15 DOF);
- Compute: Rockchip RK3566; power: NP-F550 battery;
- Sensors: camera, 8×8 ToF LiDAR, and dual IMUs;
- A companion site shows a live kinematic reconstruction of its waddling gait — the whole rig stands about 250mm.
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