Compare
Loona vs Microduck
Quick verdict
Loona leads on 7 of 11 comparable rows
Loona leads on Readiness Score, Reality Score, Battery, and Perception (+3 more). Microduck leads on Price, Countries, Mobility, and Manipulation.
Who should choose which?
Choose Loona if…
- Verified shipping and public proof matter more to you (reality score 86/100).
- Your main goal is conversation, which Loona targets directly.
- Strengths like social interaction and autonomy match how you plan to use it at home.
Choose Microduck if…
- Your main goal is education, which Microduck targets directly.
- Strengths like perception and mobility match how you plan to use it at home.
Choose Loona if…
- Verified shipping and public proof matter more to you (reality score 86/100).
- Your main goal is conversation, which Loona targets directly.
- Strengths like social interaction and autonomy match how you plan to use it at home.
Choose Microduck if…
- Your main goal is education, which Microduck targets directly.
- Strengths like perception and mobility match how you plan to use it at home.
| Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Readiness Score | 90 | 87 |
| Reality Score | 86 | 78 |
| Data Freshness | 100% | 100% |
| Speed | Unknown | Unknown |
| Payload | Unknown | Unknown |
| Specs | ||
| Height | 17 cm | 25 cm |
| Weight | 1.1 kg | 0.78 kg |
| Battery | 2 h | 1 h |
| Form | Animal-like | Animal-like |
| Availability | ||
| Price | $439 | $399 |
| Market Status | Buy Now | Pre-order |
| Availability | Available | Limited |
| Countries | United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, Singapore, France | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea |
| Intelligence | ||
| Mobility | 72 | 78 |
| Manipulation | 12 | 42 |
| Perception | 84 | 80 |
| Autonomy | 86 | 72 |
| Social Interaction | 93 | 58 |
| Home Navigation | 70 | 38 |
| Sensors | 720p RGB camera, 3D ToF, touch sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, 4-mic array | Wide-angle front camera (resolution and FOV unpublished), 8×8 ToF LiDAR, 2× IMUs (body and head), microphones, 2× NFC antennas |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (2.4/5.8 GHz) | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC |
| Ecosystem | Loona mobile app; ChatGPT conversation; Google Blockly programming; Auto-charge dock; Remote monitoring and FPV drive | Included gamepad and launch behaviors; Open-source SDK (Apache 2.0 software); Microduck RL (MuJoCo / PPO, ONNX deploy); Hugging Face Jobs for GPU-free training; Hugging Face model sharing for behaviors; Discord pollen-community |
Green cells mark the stronger value in each row across 2 robots.