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HOTTEST TOY FOR CHRISTMAS ? NVIDIA CEO PLAYS WITH ADORABLE MICRODUCK ROBOTS , 20 , 000 SELL
Nvidia CEO featuring microduck robots with 20,000 units selling signals strong AI robotics demand.
Context
What happened: A video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang playing with Microduck robots at the GTC Berlin conference went viral, and preorders surpassed 20,000 units the next day, according to Hugging Face's Clem Delangue.
Key numbers: Preorders surpassed 20,000 units. Delivery is expected in time for Christmas. Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics in 2025, and Nvidia bought Hugging Face in September.
Why it matters: Delangue thinks the Microducks could be the best-selling robot of the year, and possibly not only for kids, since promotional videos show adults playing with them too.
What changed
A video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang playing with Microduck robots at the GTC Berlin conference went viral, and preorders surpassed 20,000 units the next day, according to Hugging Face's Clem Delangue.
Why it matters
Delangue thinks the Microducks could be the best-selling robot of the year, and possibly not only for kids, since promotional videos show adults playing with them too.