Nvidia’s $399 Microduck draws 20,000 preorders before launch

A group of waddling Microduck robots stole the spotlight during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC Berlin keynote. It reportedly bagged more than 20,000 preorders. However, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue was less definite in his original post: “Going to cross 20,000+ total pre-orders probably tomorrow making Microduck probably the most sold robot of 2026?” Delangue was predicting that preorders would reach 20,000, not confirming they had already crossed that mark. The figures also represent advance orders, not robots delivered to customers. A viral keynote, then a surge of preorders In an October 21 clip, Huang asks for a somersault. The ducks walk, sit and play dead. Pollen Robotics made Microduck and became part of Hugging Face in 2025.

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