Microduck robot goes viral as users train it to walk, somersault, and breakdance

Microduck, a 25 cm, 780 g robot with 15 degrees of freedom, is on pre-order for $399 and ships before Christmas. Users are training it via reinforcement learning to perform tricks like somersaults and headstands, with one custom simulator supporting up to 200k rigidbodies.
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