MicroDuck

MicroDuck

Product

by Pollen Robotics

Heard in 3 episodes across 3 shows since Aug 2026

MicroDuck is a 25 cm open-source bipedal robot designed to be playable out of the box and teachable through reinforcement learning. Made by Pollen Robotics, it has 15 motors, a camera, LiDAR, and a grasping beak, while its software stack supports training new behaviors in simulation and deploying them on the robot.

Episodes

3
across 3 shows

First heard

Aug 2026

Expert statements

1
1 positive

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What experts have said about MicroDuck

1 statement · 1 positive

  1. Thomas WolfPositiveSep 18, 2026· This Week in Startups

    MicroDuck orders exceeded 16,000 units.

    “a little bit over 16,000”

    Listen at 8:09

    Open the episode · Hugging Face Co-Founder on Open-Source, Microduck, and NVIDIA | E2339
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Episodes

3 episodes featuring MicroDuck, newest first

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