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Specifications
As published on store.pollen-robotics.com, checked September 6, 2026.
Size and design
- Height
- 25 cm
- Width
- 14 cm
- Weight
- 780 gProduct page pollen-robotics.com/microduck and press kit say 800 g / under 800 g
- Colours
- Cream, Graphite, Lavender, SkyPrinted shells; Cream and Sky with orange trim and beak, Graphite and Lavender with yellow trim and beak; same robot underneath
- Beak
- Articulated grasping beak
Battery and power
- Battery
- Removable NP-F550 camera battery, 2600 mAh
- Runtime
- Approx. 1 hour, depending on use
- Charging
- USB-C cable included; dual charger sold in the Charger pack
Sensors and navigation
- Camera
- Wide-angle front cameraDedicated camera-use indicator light; resolution and field of view not final
- LiDAR
- Compact 8×8 ToF (time-of-flight) LiDAR matrix
- IMUs
- 2 built-in IMUs, one in the body and one in the head
- Audio
- Microphones and speaker
- NFC
- 2 NFC antennas (head and beak)
Processing and software
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3566 + AI accelerator
- Memory
- 1GB RAM
- Storage
- 32GB
- Software stack
- Open-source SDK, simulation and full RL training stack on GitHub (pollen-robotics/microduck), Apache-2.0
- Simulation
- MuJoCo physics sim; policies trained on your machine or on Hugging Face Jobs, then deployed sim-to-real
- Voice
- Per-robot generated voice
Connectivity
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi and BluetoothRadio versions not final
Compatibility
- Controller
- Gamepad included; playable out of the box without writing code
- Online simulator
- Browser simulator on Hugging Face Spaces (pollen-robotics/microduck-simulator)
Performance
- Motors
- 15 motors for whole-body movement (15 degrees of freedom)
- Policy loop
- 50 Hz onboard
- Built-in behaviours
- 7 trained moves at launch: walk, sit and stand, kick, grab, roller skating, get back up, plus autonomous behavioursEvery shipped move is published and retrainable
In the box
- Robot
- 1
- Battery
- 1NP-F550, removable
- USB-C cable
- 1
- Game controller
- 1
Warranty, returns and shipping
- Warranty
- 12 months commercial warranty against manufacturing defects from delivery; EU consumers also have the 2-year legal guarantee of conformityExcludes misuse, incorrect assembly, unauthorised modification, accidental damage and normal wear; replacement parts sold
- Returns
- 14-day right of withdrawal from receipt for individual customers; prepaid DHL or FedEx return label, return shipping free; full refund within 14 days of inspectionAccessory packs returnable only unopened; B2B returns case by case
- Pre-order cancellation
- Cancel any time before dispatch for a full refund including shipping
- Ships to
- US, Canada, EU, UK, Norway, Switzerland, Japan and South Korea at launch; more countries later
- Ships from
- France for European orders, United States for North American ordersGoods originate in China; US import duties apply; UK, Switzerland, Norway and other non-EU buyers may pay import VAT and duties on delivery
- Delivery
- First deliveries targeted before Christmas 2026; 3 to 8 business days transit once shippedStore banner today: Christmas delivery no longer promised for new orders; current estimate for new orders 4–6 months, first ordered first shipped
Packs and add-ons
- Charger pack
- $39 (€33,00): dual charger, 2× batteriesOptional
- Dev pack
- $119 (€99,99): 3× spare motors, 5× motor cables, 2× batteries, dual charger, 10× NFC tags, Hugging Face credit, screwdriver, screw packOptional
- Accessory pack
- $39 (€33,00): laser pointer, NFC polaroid, 2× rollers, ball, 10× NFC tagsOptional; rollers enable the roller-skating behaviour