Pollen Robotics’ open-source Microduck robots passed 20,000 preorders after Jensen Huang demonstrated them at Nvidia’s GTC Berlin conference.
Pollen Robotics’ Microduck robots passed 20,000 preorders after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang demonstrated them during a keynote at Nvidia’s GTC Berlin conference, according to a TechCrunch report published October 23, 2026. Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue said the preorder total had crossed that mark by the day after video of the demonstration circulated online.
The small robots responded to voice commands with actions including sitting, standing and performing a somersault. They can also fall over and simulate going to sleep. The demonstration showed the devices moving together and making electronic sounds; Nvidia’s October 21 social post described using AI agents on Nvidia RTX Spark to take Microduck from simulation into the physical world.
The robots are open-source devices made by Pollen Robotics. The company says owners can teach them additional tricks and share those behaviors with other users. Their out-of-the-box movements were trained in simulation using Nvidia’s technology stack, according to the report. It did not provide technical specifications, preorder pricing or details about how owners will build and distribute new actions.
Microduck is Pollen Robotics’ second robot, following Reachy Mini. Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics in 2025, and TechCrunch reported that Nvidia acquired Hugging Face in September 2026. The report presented Microduck as part of that corporate lineage, but did not describe changes to the robot’s design or availability tied to the acquisitions.
Pollen Robotics expected the preordered units to arrive in time for Christmas. Delangue suggested the product could become the year’s best-selling robot, but that was his prediction, not a confirmed sales result. The preorder milestone and the expected delivery timing point to strong early interest; the report does not establish how many orders will convert to completed sales or how many units will ultimately ship.