Noble Machines (formerly Under Control Robotics) · industrial humanoid
Moby
A heavily built industrial humanoid from a Sunnyvale startup founded by ex-Apple, SpaceX and NASA engineers, made to climb stairs and scaffolding and carry heavy loads
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- 70 kgHeavier than 60%
- Payload
- 23 kgCarries more than 85%
- Speed
- 2.9 km/hFaster than 20%
- Battery
- 5 hRuns longer than 59%
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Why it matters
A pilot use humanoid from Noble Machines (formerly Under Control Robotics).
Real-world use
First units went to an unnamed Fortune Global 500 customer; NVIDIA reports two units handling materials at a semiconductor plant with integrator Solomon (2026).
Maker
Noble Machines (formerly Under Control Robotics)Company · founded 2024 · Sunnyvale, California, USAHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Moby is heavier than 60% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Moby is faster than 20% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Moby carries more than 85% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Moby runs longer than 59% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, joints, price.
What it has been shown doing
2 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Pick & sortpicks and places lumber and pipe and moves a tote at GTC 2026 (Reuters video showed the booth demo remotely controlled) · Mar 2026 · therobotreport.com
- Works on sitetwo Moby3 units doing material handling at a semiconductor facility; first robots at a Fortune Global 500 customer · Mar 2026 · therobotreport.com
Not shown yet:AssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryAutonomous
Public attention
How much public attention Moby gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- about 3 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Chip
- Jetson AGX Thor (T5000) (NVIDIA)Jetson Thor developer kit runs on-board foundation models; a rugged Thor system with ADLINK is in development.IGX Thor (NVIDIA)IGX Thor is under evaluation for later versions.
- Actuators & motors
- Heavily built upper body with strong arms and legs
- Compute
- NVIDIA Jetson Thor (dev kit) for onboard foundation-model inference; ruggedised Jetson Thor system in development with ADLINK; IGX Thor under evaluation.
- Materials & build
- About 70 kg.
- AI & software
- Proprietary AI whole-body control; NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1.7 VLA, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab and Newton physics; learns from language, demonstrations and gestures; teleoperable for expert intervention.
- Other details
- Built for stairs, scaffolding, uneven terrain and cluttered spaces in manufacturing, logistics, construction, energy and semiconductor sites.
Named suppliers:NVIDIAADLINK Technology
From the maker
Moby is the only humanoid from Noble Machines (formerly Under Control Robotics) in the atlas.
Watch Moby
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Two Moby3 units placed at a semiconductor facility; next generation in development
- Sold or delivered
- Shipped to a Fortune Global 500 customer in Asia within 18 months of founding
- Where it is sold or used
- Sunnyvale, California, USA
- Customers and pilots
- Undisclosed Fortune Global 500 company; construction trials with a US general contractor; partners Solomon, ADLINK, Schaeffler
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Noble Machines partners on Moby
heise reports Moby's 27 kg lift and partnerships with Solomon, ADLINK and Schaeffler.
heise online - Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby
The Robot Report says Moby is already deployed at a Fortune Global 500 customer.
The Robot Report
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | MobyNoble Machines (formerly Under Control Robotics) |  Atlas (product version)Boston DynamicsSame jobs: industrial, logistics · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |  MagicBot X1MagicLabSame jobs: industrial, logistics · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |  Figure 03Figure AISame jobs: logistics, industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2026-03-04 | 2026-01-05 | 2026-07-17 | 2025-10-09 |
| Status | Pilot use | Pilot use | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | 190 cm | 180 cm | 173 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg | 90 kg | 70 kg | 61 kg |
| Joints | — | 56 | 31 | 60 |
| Speed | 2.9 km/h | — | — | 4.3 km/h |
| Payload | 23 kg | 50 kg | — | 20 kg |
| Battery | 5 h | 4 h | — | 5 h |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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