Microduck preorders pass 20,000 after Nvidia GTC demo
Original title: Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
Hugging Face's Clem Delangue reported the preorder count and said the robots are due before Christmas.
A video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang using Microduck robots at GTC Berlin went viral, according to TechCrunch. Clem Delangue said preorders then surpassed 20,000 units and that delivery is expected in time for Christmas. The article says the open-source robots come from Pollen Robotics, acquired by Hugging Face in 2025, and that Nvidia bought Hugging Face in September. They ship with tricks trained in simulation on Nvidia's stack, and owners can train and share new tricks.
Unconfirmed: The 20,000-unit figure and the claim they may be the year's best-selling robot are Delangue's statements, not independent sales data.
- Delangue said preorders passed 20,000 the day after the keynote.
- Microducks follow Hugging Face's earlier Reachy Mini robot.
- Pollen says owners can train new tricks and share them.
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The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.
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