Earlier this week, a clip of Nvidia chief Jensen Huang handling a group of waddling Microducks during his GTC Berlin keynote went viral. The tiny bots tapped their feet, emitted faint R2-D2-style sounds, perched, fell over for a "nap," and performed somersaults when spoken to.

By the following day, pre-orders for the devices topped 20,000, Clem Delangue of Hugging Face reported in a tweet. The company expects deliveries before Christmas, suggesting the gadgets could become the season's top toy. Delangue believes they may even outsell other robots, appealing to adults as well as children.

Microducks are open-source units built by Pollen Robotics, which Hugging Face bought in 2025, making them part of Nvidia after the GPU maker acquired Hugging Face in September. This follows Hugging Face's earlier robot, the Reachy Mini.

The robots were taught basic actions, walking, sitting, standing, using Nvidia's technology stack in simulated environments. Pollen says owners can program new tricks and share them with the community.

Below is the video. It offers a light moment after the AI field's recent string of cyber-attack controversies. While AI poses serious risks, it can also be entertaining, and the clip may tempt viewers to order a Microduck.