Hugging Face unveiled MicroDuck, the company’s new open-source robot that can walk, talk, and roller-skate. Hugging Face co-founder and Chief Science Officer Thomas Wolf discusses surging demand for robotics and open-source AI, and says the company is currently selling roughly one MicroDuck every four seconds. He also declined to comment on reports that Nvidia is nearing a roughly $13 billion deal to acquire the AI startup, while saying Hugging Face regularly receives acquisition and investment interest. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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@user-tx9zg5mz5p
August 27, 2026 at 3:14 pm
😂
@dm20422
August 27, 2026 at 3:26 pm
= )
@plpk
August 27, 2026 at 3:59 pm
this is a joke, right? A pun in itself. Also, no one wants a robot with a camera from a company as unserious and unconcerned as hugging face. So they want to record children? Come on, these people are drinking their own Kool-Aid.
@bebetos1234
August 27, 2026 at 5:22 pm
I love how ppl can see through this jokers. Also, the presenter is the most annoying cartoon ever.
@matthew.stevick
August 27, 2026 at 6:03 pm
welcome to the family 🟩⬛️🤌🏼
@Robocat9000
August 27, 2026 at 7:25 pm
robot: what is my purpose?
owner: you quack
@jeffg4686
August 27, 2026 at 8:23 pm
Alternate title: Hugging Face accepts money from the NSA