@MarioNawfal: People spent more than $2.5 million in 24 hours... On a robot duck. Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics put Microduck on s…
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Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics launched a trainable robot duck called Microduck for $399, selling over $2.5 million in 24 hours, with demand so high that Christmas delivery couldn't be guaranteed.
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People spent more than $2.5 million in 24 hours… On a robot duck.
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics put Microduck on sale at $399.
It’s ten inches tall and has fifteen motors. It waddles, it roller-skates, AND you can train it.
By the next day the queue was so deep they stopped promising Christmas.
Writer: Val
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