The Rise of Robot Cuteness: A Shift in Human Robot Interaction The world of robotics has long been dominated by humanoid forms, from Boston Dynamics' Atlas to Honda's Asimo.
However, these robots often leave people cold or even creeped out.
Hugging Face's latest creation, the Microduck, is a 25cm tall, two pound robot with a depth sensor and camera that can walk, sit, crouch, and roll skate.