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About Microduck

Microduck is a 25-centimetre biped developer robot from Pollen Robotics for physical-AI and reinforcement-learning experiments. It weighs under 800 grams and uses 15 motors across its legs, head, neck and grasping beak. A front camera, an 8-by-8 time-of-flight depth sensor and two IMUs provide onboard perception and motion feedback.

Seven movement policies ship with the robot, including walking, crouching, recovery from common falls and roller-skating, with control running at 50 Hz on a Rockchip RK3566 computer. The SDK, MuJoCo simulation and reinforcement-learning stack are Apache-2.0 software; the mechanical and electronic design files are not open hardware. Pre-orders opened in August 2026 at $399, with initial deliveries targeted before Christmas 2026.

Operations

Order / Commitment
More than 10,000 Microducks pre-ordered in the first five days - 2026-08-31 - Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said more than 10,000 Microducks were pre-ordered during the first five days after launch, exceeding the total number of Reachy Mini units recorded over a year.
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Order / Commitment
More than $2.6M of Microduck orders in the first 24 hours - 2026-08-28 - Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf reported more than $2.6 million of Microduck orders during the first 24 hours after pre-orders opened.
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Supply

Supply / Components

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Dynamixel Xl330 Smart Servos Microduck - Actuation - ROBOTIS - Microduck uses 15 ROBOTIS DYNAMIXEL XL330 smart servos for its actuated joints - source: github.com
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Rockchip Rk3566 Soc Microduck - Compute & Control - Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics - Microduck uses a Rockchip RK3566 SoC with an AI accelerator for onboard compute - source: pollen-robotics.com
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Timeline

Pollen Robotics opens Microduck pre-orders
2026-08-27 - Product Launch - The robot weighs under 800 grams and combines 15 motors, a camera, depth sensor, two IMUs and an articulated beak. Its open-source SDK, robot-control software, simulator, reinforcement-learning stack and sim-to-real tools were available at announcement. Pre-orders opened in four colourways for North America, Europe and the UK; first deliveries remained a future target rather than a completed shipment.
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