Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it
The colorful "Microduck" robot from HuggingFace's French subsidiary Pollen Robotics has sold more than 10,000 units since launching on Thursday.
TL;DR
- The Microduck robot, priced at $399, has sold over 10,000 units, generating more than $5 million in sales since its launch.
- The robot is powered by Rockchip's RK3566 chip, which uses technology licensed from ARM.
- The high demand has caused delivery delays beyond the initial promise of Christmas 2026.
- Rockchip reported a 40% year-on-year increase in operating revenue for the first half of the year.
- The Microduck serves as both a consumer toy and a development platform using open-source software.
- This is the second robot from Pollen Robotics, acquired by Hugging Face last year.
- Other companies are also launching similar personal robots at premium prices.