Key facts
- Microduck robots are open-source devices produced by Pollen Robotics.
- Pollen Robotics was acquired by Hugging Face in 2025, making Microducks part of Nvidia.
- Nvidia acquired Hugging Face in September 2026.
- Microducks were trained using Nvidia's technology stack.
- Owners can train their robots with new tricks and share them.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's demonstration of Microduck robots at the GTC Berlin conference on October 23, 2026, generated significant interest, with preorders exceeding 20,000 units by the following day. These open-source robots, produced by Pollen Robotics and now part of Nvidia through its acquisition of Hugging Face, are expected to be a popular holiday item. The robots are trained using Nvidia's technology and can be further customized by owners.