Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open source duck robot, Microduck

Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, said the Microduck is an “open-source robot you can teach new tricks with reinforcement learning.”

The top 3

  1. Dominant Open-Source Robot Operating Systems: ROS 2 (Robot Operating System 2) is the most widely adopted open-source robotics platform, accounting for approximately 58% of ROS downloads, offering comprehensive middleware, extensive libraries, and strong community support for various robotic projects.
  2. Leading Open-Source Humanoid & Mobile Robot Projects: Notable open-source humanoid robot projects include InMoov, a life-size 3D-printable robot, and Poppy Humanoid, focused on education and research, while TurtleBot is a popular mobile robot platform for SLAM and autonomous navigation.
  3. Most Impactful Open-Source Robotic Simulation Tools: Gazebo is a powerful open-source simulator offering robust physics and graphics, widely used for ROS-based development and multi-robot systems, while MuJoCo, open-sourced by Google DeepMind, is influential for physics simulation in reinforcement learning.

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