Open source duck robots on GitHub: Microduck, Open Duck Mini

Last updated 2026-11-02

Duck robot repos are easy to find and hard to sort. Some ship a LICENSE file and some don't, some are robots you print and build, and some are robots you buy. This guide keeps only repos with a LICENSE file, checked on Oct 26, 2026: Pollen Robotics' Microduck, Antoine Pirrone's 3D-printed Open Duck Mini v2, and Rok Benko's quackd, a CLI that hands a robot to an LLM. Each entry credits its creator and links the repo and our build page.

1. 1. Microduck

   “A tiny biped robot that moves using reinforcement learning policies.” (source)

   Source-listed parts

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   • Find Gamepad on Amazon (source)

     Optional controller for driving Microduck.

   RepositoryLicense: Apache-2.0Credit: Pollen Robotics

2. 2. Open Duck Mini v2

   “We are making a miniature version of the BDX Droid by Disney. It is about 42 centimeters tall with its legs extended.” (source)

   Source-listed parts

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   • Find Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W on Amazon (source)

     Use the linked project BOM to check the parts for your robot version.

   RepositoryLicense: Apache-2.0Credit: Antoine Pirrone

3. 3. quackd

   “One CLI for all your robots. Connect them, command them, and let them work together, each with an LLM for a brain.” (source)

   • Drives a Microduck in sim; not yet run on a real duck. (source)

   RepositoryLicense: Apache-2.0Credit: Rok Benko