Late October 2026
Shipping estimate moves to after April 2027
With demand far above plan, the Microduck product page tells new buyers to expect shipping after April 2027, on a first-ordered, first-shipped basis. The original target had been deliveries before Christmas 2026.
Source: Stark Insider →
22 October 2026
Pre-orders pass 20,000
A day after the GTC keynote, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says Microduck pre-orders have passed 20,000 units.
Source: Stark Insider →
21 October 2026
Jensen Huang brings Microducks on stage at NVIDIA’s GTC keynote
During NVIDIA’s GTC keynote, Microducks walk, sit, “nap” and attempt somersaults on stage. Huang uses them to show NVIDIA’s training pipeline: simulation, cloud training, evaluation on RTX Spark and deployment to the robot.
Source: The Gadgeteer →
3 September 2026
NVIDIA confirms it will buy Hugging Face
NVIDIA confirms a US$12.9 billion deal to acquire Hugging Face, Pollen Robotics’ parent company.
Source: TechCrunch →
27 August 2026
Pre-orders open at US$399
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics open pre-orders for Microduck: 25 cm, under 800 g, 15 motors, camera, depth sensor, two IMUs, a beak that grasps and about an hour of battery, in four colours. First deliveries are targeted before Christmas.
Source: Engadget →