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MicroduckMade to move · Ready to learnA 25 cm open-source biped you train yourself with reinforcement learning. Playable out of the box.Pre-order for $399The launch film · sound onRoll thetapeWaking up the duck…Meet the twinsim2realthat worksTrained in sim, deployed on the real robot. This is the simulated twin the ducks were trained on.Fun out of the box. Yours to retrain.Teach it newtricksEvery behaviour is a policy you can retrain on your own machine.01Train in simulationBehaviours are learned in physics sim, on your machine or on Hugging Face Jobs.02Deploy on the robotOne step from simulation to the real thing.03Refine the simulationTune, re-train, re-deploy.04Publish the policyShare your new behavior with the community!WalkVelocity-tracking gait.Sit & standSits down, holds the pose, stands back up on its own.KickA one-shot boot, then straight back to walking.GrabDips the beak to the ground, scoops, and pops back upright.Roller skatingRoller skating locomotion when the skates are equipped.Get back upFlat on its back to standing, all by itself, ready for the next command.One robot, four colourwaysChoose yourcolourEvery Microduck ships in one of four colourways. Same robot, same brains underneath - pick the shell that best fits you.Waking up the duck…Out in the worldIn the wildThe real robot in real places - on desks, on the pitch, out at golden hour.The robot, and what to add to itPick yourpackThe robot is everything you need on day one. The packs add play gear and spare parts.$399The robotMicroduckIn the boxRobot, battery, USB-C cable, game controller.$39Dual charger, 2x batteries.$1193x spare motors, 5x motor cables, 2x batteries, dual charger, 10x NFC tags, Hugging Face credit, screwdriver, screw pack.$39Laser pointer, NFC polaroid, 2x rollers, ball, 10x NFC tags.15Motors25 cmTall800 gTo pick upCameraPlus LiDAR and two IMUs7Trained moves in the box50 HzOnboard policy loopBuilt in the openOpen sourceThe SDK, the simulation and the full RL training stack are on GitHub.
What the robot runs is what you can read, fork and retrain.pollen-robotics/microduckssh microduck$ robotctl monitor # status of the robot$ robotctl configure # configure the robot$ robotctl update # update the robotApache-2.0The whole software stack, permissively licensedMuJoCoThe physics sim every policy is trained in7 policiesEvery shipped move, published and retrainableJoin the flockBuilds on show, policies to swap, help when a leg does something strange.
The community lives on Discord.End of tape · be kind, rewindPre-orders areopen nowPre-order for $399In four colourways. Ships before Christmas 2026.Introductory price, before taxes and shipping.