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theverge ai · August 27, 2026

Hugging Face debuts Microduck robot with unique voice

hugging face's pollen robotics launches microduck, a $399 ai robot that can sing with its own generated voice and perform tasks. this affects consumers interested in ai-powered home robots.

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hugging face's pollen robotics has launched its second ai robot, the microduck, a one-eyed biped standing under 10 inches tall. it can perform tasks like picking up socks and markers, kicking around a ball, and zipping around on tiny rollerskates. each microduck has its own unique generated voice and can react to its surroundings. it runs on a rockchip rk3566 processor and has a camera, motion sensors, lidar, and articulated legs, head, and neck. this affects consumers interested in ai-powered home robots and signals hugging face's continued push into the consumer ai robot market.

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