Hugging Face Subsidiary Pollen Robotics Launches $399 Microduck Robot

Pollen Robotics, a subsidiary of Hugging Face, has opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 bipedal robotic duck. The device is designed as an interactive electronic pet that utilizes reinforcement learning models. While it lacks voice interaction, it features a microphone and speaker for unique sound identities. The software stack, including the SDK and simulation environment, is open-sourced under the Apache 2.0 license, allowing users to train and deploy custom behavioral models.