DuckBlocks brings Scratch-style coding to Pollen Robotics' adorable Microduck robot
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-09-07
Pollen Robotics' Microduck robot is adorable, but its official workflow assumes users will train policies — something most kids won't do. A developer built DuckBlocks, a Scratch-style block interface that plugs into the robot's official simulator, letting kids program the robot by dragging blocks. It's aimed at parents and teachers as a coding-onramp with a cute robot.
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