Full Name
Noble Machines Inc
About
Noble Machines is a robotics startup founded in 2024 in Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley, USA. Originally named Under Control Robotics, its core team consists of engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA, and Caltech. The company's goal is to provide general-purpose robotic solutions for dangerous and heavy-duty tasks in industries such as manufacturing, logistics, construction, energy, and semiconductors. Core Product and Technical Features: Moby Humanoid Robot Noble Machines' first robot is named "Moby." Unlike robots designed to be highly human-like, its philosophy emphasizes functionality, durability, and practicality for use in harsh, real-world industrial environments. Robust Physical Performance: Moby is designed for the "4D" tasks: Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, or Dear (lacking personnel). It can carry heavy loads of up to 60 lbs (approx. 27 kg) and has the ability to navigate steep slopes and outdoor environments, with a battery life of approximately 5 hours. "Whole-Body" AI Control System: The robot's "brain" is the NVIDIA Jetson Orin edge AI computer. Its core technology is AI-Driven Whole-Body Control, which ensures stability and intelligence during complex industrial operations. Ultra-Fast Learning Capabilities: Through the co-design of hardware and AI, Moby can learn via multi-modal methods including language instructions, physical demonstrations, and gestures. This reduces the time required to master a new skill from months to just a few hours. Practical Training Philosophy: Noble Machines does not pursue making robots mimic human actions. Instead, it optimizes motion efficiency in simulated environments through a "Real-to-Sim-to-Real" closed loop. It is reported that the success rate of models trained this way, when transferred to the real world, can reach up to 95% . Market and Application Noble Machines' strategy is highly pragmatic, emphasizing technology validation in authentic industrial environments. They have established partnerships with industry leaders such as ADLINK, Schaeffler, and Solomon to jointly advance technology implementation. The company plans to publicly demonstrate its robot at the upcoming NVIDIA GTC 2026 conference.