Pollen Robotics' Microduck robot duck costs $399, debuts at GTC Berlin

Pollen Robotics is selling Microduck, a programmable bipedal robot duck, for $399 before taxes and shipping; preorders opened August 27, with new orders estimated at four to six months. The roughly 10-inch robot has 15 motors, a grasping beak, a camera, an 8-by-8 depth sensor and an open software stack for training new behaviors.

• Priced at $399 before taxes and shipping, with 4–6 month waits
• 15 motors, a grasping beak, camera and 8-by-8 depth sensor
• Removable NP-F550 battery rated for about an hour
• Only software is open source; local training needs a CUDA GPU