英伟达 CEO 黄仁勋把玩的 Microduck 机器人预订单突破 2 万台
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
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Hugging Face 的 Clem Delangue 称，英伟达 CEO 黄仁勋在 GTC Berlin 主题演讲中把玩 Microduck 机器人的视频走红后，该机器人预订单次日已超过 2 万台。
摘要与补充说明
Microduck 由 Hugging Face 于 2025 年收购的 Pollen Robotics 生产，而英伟达今年 9 月收购了 Hugging Face，因此它现在归属英伟达。这些开源机器人借助英伟达技术栈在仿真中学会走路、坐下、站立等基础动作，出厂即具备这些技能，用户还可训练新动作并与社区分享。产品预计在圣诞节前交付，Delangue 认为它可能成为年度最畅销机器人，且购买者未必只是儿童。
正文
2:59 PM PDT · October 23, 2026
Earlier this week, a video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang playing with a flock of waddling Microducks during his keynote at the company’s GTC Berlin conference went viral. The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a “nap,” and summersaulted on voice command. They were so darn cute that by the next day, preorders of the Microducks surpassed 20,000 units, Hugging Face’s Clem Delangue said in a tweet.
The Microducks are expected to be delivered in time for Christmas, meaning these robots might already be on their way to becoming the hottest toy for the holiday season. Delangue thinks they might end up being the best-selling robot of the year, and possibly not even for kids. The promotional videos show adults playing with them, too.
Microducks are open-source devices produced by Pollen Robotics, a company acquired by Hugging Face in 2025, which means they are now a Nvidia company. The GPU giant bought Hugging Face in September. This is actually Hugging Face’s second robot, after the also-cute Reachy Mini.
Microducks were trained using Nvidia’s technology stack, where in simulations of them were taught basic tricks (walk, sit, stand, etc.) that they ship with. Pollen says that owners can train their robots with new tricks and then share them with the community.
Here’s the video below. Enjoy it as a palate cleanser after the scary black eye the AI industry gave itself this week, as AI involvement was blamed for cyberattack after cyberattack. OK, AI might seriously damage the world. But it can be fun, too. It’s hard to watch this video without ordering one.
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