Puddles!

The wobbly robot duckling on a mission to splash some joy.

he falls over a lot. he gets back up every time.

🌼 🌸 🌼 🌸
🦋

Everything's getting smoother
and shinier these days.

Not Puddles. He trips.

He's a tiny robot duckling with big googly eyes, a fluffy head and absolutely no sense of balance. Under the fluff he's a Microduck robot from Pollen Robotics. On top, he's held together with felt, faux fur and a lot of hot glue.

He falls over constantly. He gets back up every single time. That's kind of his whole thing.

He's never finished. Some days he learns a new step, some days he gets a new part, and most days he finds a new puddle he shouldn't walk into.

Right now he's setting out on his first big waddle: parks, living rooms, schools, anywhere with a floor. Mostly he just wants to make people smile.

Want to meet him? Say quack!
photo 1
first steps!
photo 2
park day
photo 3
fell over (again)
photo 4
new friend
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The Big
Waddle Tour

puddles' first tour, one step at a time

  • DAY 1
    The living room
    First steps. First fall. First get-up.
  • DAY 2
    The kitchen
    Discovered tiles. Tiles are slippery.
  • SOON
    The local park
    Leaves, benches and a very big outside.
  • TBD
    A real pond
    To meet the ducks. Very supervised.
  • TBD
    A school visit
    Show kids how robots learn to walk.
  • TBD
    A rainy day
    His first actual puddle. Waterproofing pending.
  • TBD
    Your town?
    Tell us where he should waddle next.
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the route so far

STILL
WADDLING

Puddles' to-do list

The Bread Fund

Every new part, every repair after a fall, and every trip somewhere new is paid for by people who like him. No bread is ever fed to real ducks. It's a metaphor.

The Flock

the humans (and duck) behind the waddle

Puddles
the talent falling getting up
Your Name
duck parent robots puppet maker
Friend Name
camera editing snacks