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An urban morning commute scene with a four-legged robotic unit moving along a sidewalk, pedestrians stopping to observe, city buildings and traffic in backgroun
Robotics

I walked to work with a $4,000 robot dog. Here is what happened.

A journalist's morning commute with a quadruped robot drew crowds, barking dogs, and surveillance fears. What does everyday life with a consumer robot actually feel like?

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A close-up overhead shot of a small wheeled robot built from standardised components sitting on a flat competition mat with coloured grid markings, surrounded b
Robotics

Hugging Face's $399 Microduck Is a Waddling Open-Source Robot You Can Train Yourself

The duck-shaped bot picks things up, roller skates, and gets back on its feet when it falls. It ships before Christmas, and the code is free for anyone to inspect or modify.

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Illustration: orderly booth grids, and clusters of professionals in hard hats and lanyards examining equipment
Robotics

Meet the Microduck: Hugging Face's New Tiny Robot Has One Eye, Rollerskates, and Its Own Voice

Pollen Robotics, the robotics arm of AI company Hugging Face, is taking preorders for a 10-inch bipedal robot that picks up socks, follows a laser pointer, and makes sounds unlike any other robot on the shelf.

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