Hugging Face sells $399 open-source robot Microduck
hugging face unveiled microduck, a $399 open-source robot that can be taught new tricks with reinforcement learning, democratizing physical ai. developers can train and fine-tune the bot using an sdk and simulation tools.
hugging face, a platform known for open model weights, unveiled microduck, a cute open-source duck-like robot that sells for $399. the 25-centimeter-tall robot can waddle, pick things up with its beak, get back up when it falls, crouch, and even roller skate. microduck perceives the world with a camera, lidar sensors, and two imus. its behaviors can be trained in simulation and directly deployed on the robot. developers can fine-tune the bot, re-train it, and re-deploy it using the sdk, simulation, and full rl training stack available on github. this launch comes as hugging face is reportedly set to be acquired by nvidia at a $13 billion valuation.