Hugging Face says its new roller-skating robot duck scored $2.6 million in orders in 24 hours

The duck, which uses cameras, a lidar scanner, and 15 motors, is accepting preorders at $399. Hugging Face, Pollen Robotics Hugging Face appears to have gotten its ducks in a row. Cofounder Thomas Wolf said shoppers are flocking to buy the nearly 10-inch, programmable Microduck. It's the latest attempt by a tech company to develop a consumer-friendly robotics product. Apparently, a lot of people want a nearly 10-inch-tall robot duck. On Friday, Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf wrote in a…