SUMMARY:

 

Moby3 is the third‑generation humanoid robot developed by Noble Machines, a Bay‑Area robotics startup founded in 2024 by engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA, and Caltech.  

 

Designed for physically demanding and hazardous industrial jobs, Moby3 is already deployed with real customers, including a Fortune Global 500 company, within just 18 months of the company’s founding. 

 

The robot performs material induction, bin picking, container handling, and other repetitive industrial tasks using whole‑body AI, teleoperation‑guided skill learning, and rapid task onboarding. 

 

EDITORIAL:

 

Moby3 is one of the fastest‑to‑market industrial humanoids ever built. Noble Machines went from stealth mode to commercial deployment in 18 months, a pace unmatched even by major players like Tesla, Figure, or Agility. 

 

Unlike research‑oriented humanoids, Moby3 is engineered for real‑world, revenue‑generating work:

 

- Material induction (unloading, sorting, bin placement)  

- Hazardous or physically intense tasks  

- Manufacturing & semiconductor workflows  

- Logistics operations  

 

A key differentiator is Noble Machines’ training philosophy:  

 

A human operator demonstrates a task via teleoperation, generating data that trains the robot’s model — no coding, no C++, no Python.   

This allows Moby3 to acquire new skills in hours, not months, and makes deployment nearly as fast as onboarding a new human worker.  

 

The company’s long‑term vision is clear:  

Ship a robot → unbox → start creating value within two hours. 

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

 

Dimensions & Build

 

(Not published — Noble Machines has not released physical dimensions.)  

- Weight: Not published  

- Frame: Industrial‑grade humanoid chassis  

- Category: Industrial humanoid robot  

 

Mobility

 

- Locomotion: Bipedal walking  

- Demonstrated abilities:  

  - Walking to bins  

  - Picking up containers  

  - Placing items into induction bins  

- Terrain: Indoor industrial floors; outdoor capability suggested for earlier Moby generation (inference from Moby1/Moby2).  

 

Degrees of Freedom

 

- DOF count: Not published  

- Functional capabilities:  

  - Whole‑body coordinated movement  

  - Arm/torso/leg synergy for lifting and carrying  

 

Actuation & Manipulation

 

- Payload: Up to 60 lb (27 kg) (from Moby platform specs)   

- Capabilities:  

  - Bin picking  

  - Container induction  

  - Repetitive industrial tasks  

  - Hazardous‑environment handling  

- Control:  

  - Whole‑body AI control  

  - Teleoperation for training  

  - Autonomous execution after learning  

 

Perception & Sensors

 

- Cameras: Multi‑camera vision (not fully disclosed)  

- Sensors:  

  - Force/torque sensing (inferred from whole‑body control)  

  - Vision‑based object detection  

- Behavior:  

  - Identifies containers  

  - Plans grasp  

  - Executes placement autonomously  

 

Compute & AI

 

- AI architecture:  

  - Whole‑body AI control  

  - Multi‑modal learning (language, gestures, physical demonstration)   

  - Teleoperation‑driven data collection  

- Autonomy:  

  - Learns new skills in hours  

  - Operator can take over instantly when needed  

- Goal:  

  - Human‑level onboarding speed  

 

Battery & Power

 

- Not published  

 

Connectivity

 

- Not published (teleoperation demonstrated at GTC)  

 

Applications

 

- Manufacturing  

- Logistics  

- Construction  

- Semiconductor industry  

- Hazardous industrial tasks  

- Repetitive material induction  

- Human‑robot collaborative workflows  

 

Pricing

 

- Not published  

- Confirmed: Commercial deployments already underway with Fortune Global 500 customers.   

 

WHAT IS NOT PUBLISHED

 

- Height, weight  

- DOF count  

- Battery capacity  

- Compute hardware  

- Walking speed  

- IP rating  

- Long‑term maintenance cycle  

 

Image: @themanilatimes

 

COMPANY SOURCE:

 

https://youtu.be/sCFaGJ7sB6g?si=UiXd9LpFAvyQwHFW

 

NEWS & KEY COVERAGE:

 

https://youtu.be/b-1hEUt2T8g?si=UgQUbsG99ChMkoKI

 

https://youtu.be/D2YWkq80YKs?si=KLWC0NhXQgt_V91Y