Pollen Robotics Microduck price & specs

Q: How much does Microduck cost?

Microduck is listed at $399. pre-order. Dev pack $119, charger $39, accessories $39.

Q: Can Microduck be bought today?

Not yet. It has been announced but is not on sale. Updated Sept 24, 2026. Pollen's store says demand outran production, so Christmas delivery is no longer promised for new orders. First ordered, first shipped. The current estimate is 4–6 months (~Feb–Mar 2027).

Q: Who makes Microduck?

Microduck is made by Pollen Robotics / Hugging Face. It came out in 2026.

Q: Can Microduck be programmed?

Open source (hardware + software). Open source (Apache-2.0): microduck runtime (Rust daemons, gamepad) + microduck_rl (mjlab → ONNX → HF Hub), sim duck runs the real daemons in MuJoCo.

Q: Does Microduck have AI chat or LLM support?

Possible via SDK. Open-source runtime and RL training stack, no LLM features.

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$399

Announced onlyRL walkingMuJoCo-native RLGets back upDesk-sized4–6 mo wait

Not releasedShipping: 4–6 months (new orders).

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Overview

Still the best design here for $399, but no longer a quick buy. To avoid waiting until ~Feb–Mar 2027, build an Open Duck Mini now, which shares the same lineage and MuJoCo pipeline.

The closest match to "small, cheap, really balances, fits a MuJoCo workflow." It grew out of Open Duck Mini, and the full sim-to-real recipe (actuator models, domain randomization, backlash) is public. Seven trained behaviours ship with it, and new ones can be retrained on a local GPU. The catch is that demand swamped the first run, and new orders now wait 4–6 months. XL330 servos also make it toy-scale.

Type: Biped robot · Open-source RL bipeds
Maker: Pollen Robotics / Hugging Face
Released: 2026
Price: $399
Status: Announced only
Best for: Ages 14+
Programming: Open source (hardware + software)

Price and shipping

pre-order. Dev pack $119, charger $39, accessories $39

Shipping: 4–6 months (new orders). Updated Sept 24, 2026. Pollen's store says demand outran production, so Christmas delivery is no longer promised for new orders. First ordered, first shipped. The current estimate is 4–6 months (~Feb–Mar 2027). Store ↗

Specifications

Category	Bipeds · Open-source RL bipeds
Released	2026
Country	France
Availability	Announced only
Sales	About 6,500 pre-orders totaling $2.6M in the first 24 hours (Aug 2026, estimate) Sohu, citing a Bloomberg Tech interview ↗
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	Possible via SDK · Open-source runtime and RL training stack, no LLM features.
MuJoCo simulation	Sim-to-real kit · Pollen's microduck_rl trains in mjlab (MuJoCo) and exports ONNX policies that run on the robot. microduck_rl ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Community model · Third-party Isaac Lab RL environments for Microduck. isaaclab-microduck ↗
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera
Actuators	Smart servos (Dynamixel, Feetech…)
Audio	Unknown
Compute type	Rockchip
Balance type	RL walking
Height	25 cm
Weight	< 800 g
Compute	Rockchip RK3566 (on-board 50 Hz policy loop)
Speed	0.4 m/s max commanded walk (training config, real top speed not published)
DOF	15 Dynamixel XL330 (legs, neck, head, beak)
Sensors	Camera, 8×8 ToF depth sensor, 2 IMUs
Balance	PPO policies trained in MuJoCo (mjlab / MuJoCo Warp) with random pushes, plus separate fall-recovery and stand-up policies shown working on the real robot.
SDK	Open source (Apache-2.0): microduck runtime (Rust daemons, gamepad) + microduck_rl (mjlab → ONNX → HF Hub), sim duck runs the real daemons in MuJoCo

Common questions

How much does Microduck cost?

Microduck is listed at $399. pre-order. Dev pack $119, charger $39, accessories $39.

Can Microduck be bought today?

Not yet. It has been announced but is not on sale. Updated Sept 24, 2026. Pollen's store says demand outran production, so Christmas delivery is no longer promised for new orders. First ordered, first shipped. The current estimate is 4–6 months (~Feb–Mar 2027).

Who makes Microduck?

Microduck is made by Pollen Robotics / Hugging Face. It came out in 2026.

Can Microduck be programmed?

Open source (hardware + software). Open source (Apache-2.0): microduck runtime (Rust daemons, gamepad) + microduck_rl (mjlab → ONNX → HF Hub), sim duck runs the real daemons in MuJoCo.