Hugging Face's Microduck Sells 10,000 Units, Pushing $4 Million in Sales
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 1
Hugging Face's Microduck Sells 10,000 Units, Pushing $4 Million in Sales
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 1
Summary
More than 10,000 Microduck robots sold within days of Thursday's launch, generating over $4 million at a $399 price and pushing new-order deliveries beyond the original Christmas 2026 target.
The 800-gram programmable robot runs on Rockchip's RK3566 chip, which uses ARM technology, underscoring how consumer AI hardware still depends on a cross-border supply chain.
Rockchip has become a key supplier for on-device AI and machine-vision uses; the Shanghai-listed company reported first-half revenue up 40% to 2.88 billion yuan and adjusted net profit up more than 60%.
Microduck is Hugging Face's second robot from Pollen Robotics, the French startup it bought last year, and follows an earlier model that also topped 10,000 unit sales.
The surge comes as personal robotics heats up: Zeroth is selling an 8,888-yuan humanoid with 247 JD.com pre-orders, while Mondo Robotics has raised more than 80 times its $50,000 Kickstarter goal.