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The 399 dollar Microduck robot duck turned a deaf ear to Nvidia's chief
On Wednesday, during his speech at the GTC conference in Berlin, Jensen Huang brought four small Microduck robots from French start-up Pollen Robotics onto the stage. They did not quite do as they were told.
When the Nvidia CEO told the robots to “sleep a little”, one of them kept walking. It collapsed with the others only after a while, Business Insider reports, as cited by cnBeta.
Jensen Huang then asked them to do a somersault. Only two robots appear to have managed it. Another lagged at the back of the group: it stumbled, then got back up on its own.
The Nvidia chief called the straggler to order: “Careful, concentrate. Come on, come on.” The robot eventually came over and sat down, to laughter from the audience.
While security escorted an activist out, Jensen Huang asked that she be given her chance, adding that “everyone has the right to say something”.
Update of 24 October: The small duck-shaped robot sells for 399 dollars, excluding tax and shipping, according to GIGAZINE. Deliveries are planned before Christmas. TechCrunch thinks the Microduck could become one of the fashionable toys of the festive season.
