Tagged: getting-started

Every guide, note, and policy on YouDuck tagged「getting-started」.

• The voice bank: every duck sounds different

  The sound bank is generated from the SoC serial, so a robot's voice identifies which one you are connected to.

• Glossary

  The English terms that carry a specific meaning in this project, with what each one means here.

• Official Microduck resources

  Pollen Robotics' repositories, documentation, product pages and media assets, grouped by the problem each one solves.

• Setting up a dev board

  From a blank board to one that takes branch builds, plus the table that tells you which Bluetooth configuration it needs.

• First run

  Four steps from a powered board to driving the robot with a gamepad, and what to check when nothing moves.

• Gamepad controls

  Every button and hold, the three stick modes, and why there is no stop button.

• Getting started with Microduck

  The path from a robot in a box to one you are driving, and the three facts worth knowing before you run anything.

• Pair a gamepad

  Pairing an Xbox or DualSense pad, and what to try in order when it will not bond.

• What Microduck is

  A 25 cm, 800 g open-source biped that walks on reinforcement learning policies. What it does, and how it differs from a robot toy.

• Pollen Robotics launches Microduck, a $399 open-source biped, preorders open

  Pollen Robotics announces Microduck, a 25 cm open-source bipedal robot at $399, with preorders opening 27 August 2026.

• Microduck Simulator — the browser simulator

  The Microduck Sandbox on Hugging Face Spaces. No hardware needed.