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The duck-shaped robot from Pollen Robotics crossed $4 million in sales since its launch last week, pushing delivery times past Christmas 2026
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Pollen Robotics, the French subsidiary of Hugging Face, has sold more than 10,000 units of its Microduck robot in the week since it went on sale, crossing $4 million in total sales at the $399 price point, according to CNBC. The volume of orders has pushed estimated delivery dates for new customers past Christmas 2026.
The 25-centimeter-tall robot weighs under 800 grams and runs on Rockchip's RK3566 processor, a chip from the Shanghai-listed Chinese company that incorporates technology licensed from British semiconductor firm ARM, according to CNBC. For the first six months of the year, Rockchip posted operating revenue of 2.88 billion yuan ($428 million), a 40% increase from the same period a year earlier, with net profit excluding one-time items up more than 60%.
