2026-10-25 · 11 min read · 2,258 words
Microduck accessories guide: what to buy with your robot and what to skip
Honest guide to Microduck wheels, dock, battery, developer kit, case and grips with bundle recipes and buy links.
The complete Microduck accessories guide before you buy
The robot walks out of the box. Accessories decide what else it becomes. This guide covers every official add on with honest who should buy and who should skip advice, then sends you to the cart with clear calls to action. If you only buy one thing today, buy the robot. If you buy two, make the second the accessory that matches how you will actually use it in month one.
Accessory attach points are designed around the same physical platform across finishes. You will not find a Lavender only dock. Buy for function and let colour live in the robot shell. Skating on mixed flooring teaches more than skating on perfect tile. Start slow. Clear chairs. Film the first attempts. You will want the clip even when it fails. Battery discipline matters at events. Label spares. Charge on a schedule. A second battery is cheaper than a dead demo. Developer kit experiments should be reversible by policy. Photograph the stock configuration before you change mounts. Future you will thank present you.
Roller Skate Wheel Kit
Four snap on wheels convert walking policies into skating policies. Balance stays active through the same IMUs and leg motors. Fitting takes minutes. Removal returns you to walking. Buy if you have smooth floors and an audience. Skip if you live on thick carpet or gravel adjacent doorways. Include the skating policy download access that comes with the kit story and practice in an open space.
Buy the Roller Skate Wheel Kit
Skating on mixed flooring teaches more than skating on perfect tile. Start slow. Clear chairs. Film the first attempts. You will want the clip even when it fails. Battery discipline matters at events. Label spares. Charge on a schedule. A second battery is cheaper than a dead demo. Developer kit experiments should be reversible by policy. Photograph the stock configuration before you change mounts. Future you will thank present you. Cases get scuffed. That is proof of use. Buy the case for protection, not for permanent shelf beauty.
Charging Dock and Extra Battery Pack
The dock is weighted USB C furniture shaped around the sitting posture. About two hours to full. It makes the robot look deliberate instead of abandoned mid task. The Extra Battery Pack is hot swappable. Demos, classes and filming share one failure mode: the interesting thing happens after the battery dies. A spare doubles runtime. If Microduck never leaves arm reach of the dock, you can skip the spare.
Battery discipline matters at events. Label spares. Charge on a schedule. A second battery is cheaper than a dead demo. Developer kit experiments should be reversible by policy. Photograph the stock configuration before you change mounts. Future you will thank present you. Cases get scuffed. That is proof of use. Buy the case for protection, not for permanent shelf beauty. If budget allows only one accessory with the robot, teachers should pick the developer kit, performers the wheels, home users the dock.
Developer Expansion Kit deep dive
Extra servos, sensor headers, beak grip attachments, mounts, reversible experiments. Combined with Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab this is how owners invent behaviours the factory did not ship. Buy it if you write policies or teach robotics. Skip it if you only want the keynote party tricks.
Buy the Developer Expansion Kit
Developer kit experiments should be reversible by policy. Photograph the stock configuration before you change mounts. Future you will thank present you. Cases get scuffed. That is proof of use. Buy the case for protection, not for permanent shelf beauty. If budget allows only one accessory with the robot, teachers should pick the developer kit, performers the wheels, home users the dock. Watch for bundle pricing on the shop during campaigns, but do not delay a needed robot waiting for a hypothetical sale if your batch window matters.
Travel Carry Case and Beak Grip Kit
Hard shell case with robot shaped foam and room for dock and wheels. Buy for events. Skip for pure home desk use. Beak Grip Kit adds softer tips for lighter and stranger objects. Buy when beak pickup becomes your favourite trick. Skip until then.
Cases get scuffed. That is proof of use. Buy the case for protection, not for permanent shelf beauty. If budget allows only one accessory with the robot, teachers should pick the developer kit, performers the wheels, home users the dock. Watch for bundle pricing on the shop during campaigns, but do not delay a needed robot waiting for a hypothetical sale if your batch window matters. After accessories arrive, update your Orders notes or support thread if something is missing. Packaging errors are rare and fixed faster with order numbers.
Bundle recipes that make sense
Home performer: robot plus wheels plus dock. Teacher: robot plus developer kit plus battery plus dock. Travelling demos: robot plus case plus battery plus wheels. Minimalist: robot only, add dock after the first week if the cable annoys you.
Buy the Roller Skate Wheel Kit
Buy the Developer Expansion Kit
If budget allows only one accessory with the robot, teachers should pick the developer kit, performers the wheels, home users the dock. Watch for bundle pricing on the shop during campaigns, but do not delay a needed robot waiting for a hypothetical sale if your batch window matters. After accessories arrive, update your Orders notes or support thread if something is missing. Packaging errors are rare and fixed faster with order numbers. Share accessory setups with other owners. Community photos shorten everyone else's learning curve.
Christmas preorder timing and gifts
Preorders target Christmas delivery in North America and Europe for the open batch. Accessories in stock can ship earlier. Gift cards are discussed on site for recipients who want to choose their own finish. When in doubt buy the robot finish you know they will love and add a dock.
Watch for bundle pricing on the shop during campaigns, but do not delay a needed robot waiting for a hypothetical sale if your batch window matters. After accessories arrive, update your Orders notes or support thread if something is missing. Packaging errors are rare and fixed faster with order numbers. Share accessory setups with other owners. Community photos shorten everyone else's learning curve. Ready to build your cart? Start with the robots category, then layer accessories with intent.
Checkout path with accessories
Add robot, add accessories, review bag totals, sign in, enter phones and address, place order. Orders confirm immediately as placed. Track under Your Orders. Cancel free before shipment.
After accessories arrive, update your Orders notes or support thread if something is missing. Packaging errors are rare and fixed faster with order numbers. Share accessory setups with other owners. Community photos shorten everyone else's learning curve. Ready to build your cart? Start with the robots category, then layer accessories with intent. Accessory attach points are designed around the same physical platform across finishes. You will not find a Lavender only dock. Buy for function and let colour live in the robot shell. Owning a bipedal robot changes the texture of a room. People slow down when they enter. Conversations start without icebreakers. That social effect is difficult to put on a spec sheet and easy to feel after a week. When you buy Microduck you are buying motion, learning, and a small daily spectacle that happens to be grounded in serious simulation tooling from NVIDIA and an open minded collaboration between Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face. Support expectations should stay adult. Response times are measured in business hours, not magic. Escalations exist when something goes wrong. Warranty language is written for desks, floors, children, and the occasional fall that was definitely the floor's fault. Read the warranty and shipping pages once before you buy so surprise never meets policy for the first time on a bad day. Software updates deserve patience. A policy flash is not a phone wallpaper change. Give the robot time. Test on clear floors. Keep the original example policies available so you can roll back your own experiments. The platform mindset says the robot should get better while remaining itself. Community matters. When owners publish clips of skating, recovery and beak tasks, new buyers understand what $399 purchases. Your own clip after you buy becomes part of that chain. Tag finishes so people know Cream from Sky at a glance. If you are still reading, you are past casual curiosity. Open the shop. Choose a finish. Add what you need. Place the order. The current batch will not wait on perfect certainty.
Owning a bipedal robot changes the texture of a room. People slow down when they enter. Conversations start without icebreakers. That social effect is difficult to put on a spec sheet and easy to feel after a week. When you buy Microduck you are buying motion, learning, and a small daily spectacle that happens to be grounded in serious simulation tooling from NVIDIA and an open minded collaboration between Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face. Support expectations should stay adult. Response times are measured in business hours, not magic. Escalations exist when something goes wrong. Warranty language is written for desks, floors, children, and the occasional fall that was definitely the floor's fault. Read the warranty and shipping pages once before you buy so surprise never meets policy for the first time on a bad day. Software updates deserve patience. A policy flash is not a phone wallpaper change. Give the robot time. Test on clear floors. Keep the original example policies available so you can roll back your own experiments. The platform mindset says the robot should get better while remaining itself. Community matters. When owners publish clips of skating, recovery and beak tasks, new buyers understand what $399 purchases. Your own clip after you buy becomes part of that chain. Tag finishes so people know Cream from Sky at a glance. If you are still reading, you are past casual curiosity. Open the shop. Choose a finish. Add what you need. Place the order. The current batch will not wait on perfect certainty.
Owning a bipedal robot changes the texture of a room. People slow down when they enter. Conversations start without icebreakers. That social effect is difficult to put on a spec sheet and easy to feel after a week. When you buy Microduck you are buying motion, learning, and a small daily spectacle that happens to be grounded in serious simulation tooling from NVIDIA and an open minded collaboration between Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face. Support expectations should stay adult. Response times are measured in business hours, not magic. Escalations exist when something goes wrong. Warranty language is written for desks, floors, children, and the occasional fall that was definitely the floor's fault. Read the warranty and shipping pages once before you buy so surprise never meets policy for the first time on a bad day. Software updates deserve patience. A policy flash is not a phone wallpaper change. Give the robot time. Test on clear floors. Keep the original example policies available so you can roll back your own experiments. The platform mindset says the robot should get better while remaining itself. Community matters. When owners publish clips of skating, recovery and beak tasks, new buyers understand what $399 purchases. Your own clip after you buy becomes part of that chain. Tag finishes so people know Cream from Sky at a glance. If you are still reading, you are past casual curiosity. Open the shop. Choose a finish. Add what you need. Place the order. The current batch will not wait on perfect certainty.
Owning a bipedal robot changes the texture of a room. People slow down when they enter. Conversations start without icebreakers. That social effect is difficult to put on a spec sheet and easy to feel after a week. When you buy Microduck you are buying motion, learning, and a small daily spectacle that happens to be grounded in serious simulation tooling from NVIDIA and an open minded collaboration between Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face. Support expectations should stay adult. Response times are measured in business hours, not magic. Escalations exist when something goes wrong. Warranty language is written for desks, floors, children, and the occasional fall that was definitely the floor's fault. Read the warranty and shipping pages once before you buy so surprise never meets policy for the first time on a bad day. Software updates deserve patience. A policy flash is not a phone wallpaper change. Give the robot time. Test on clear floors. Keep the original example policies available so you can roll back your own experiments. The platform mindset says the robot should get better while remaining itself. Community matters. When owners publish clips of skating, recovery and beak tasks, new buyers understand what $399 purchases. Your own clip after you buy becomes part of that chain. Tag finishes so people know Cream from Sky at a glance. If you are still reading, you are past casual curiosity. Open the shop. Choose a finish. Add what you need. Place the order. The current batch will not wait on perfect certainty.
Ready to buy Microduck?
Official preorders from $499. Cream, Graphite, Lavender and Sky. Place your order on microducks.org.