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Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck

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Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics has launched its second cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped standing just under 10 inches tall. It's available to preorder now for $399 in cream, graphite, lavender, and sky blue, and Pollen Robotics says it plans to start shipping the little robot "before…

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  1. 2026-08-27 13:44 · The Verge AI
    Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck

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