The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Noble Machines: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Sunnyvale-based robotics company building Moby, a general-purpose humanoid robot for hazardous and physically-demanding industrial work. Founded in 2024 by engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA, and Caltech. Deployed first units to a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of launch.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Noble Machines on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2026. Explore where Noble Machines's robots are operating, by place and type.
Current leadership (1)
- Wei Ding Co-Founder & CEOSEC-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Noble Machines.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Noble Machines in third-party press
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 21, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- Noble Machines Moby with Orbbec Gemini 336L · https://www.orbbec.com/case-studies/noble-machines-moby-orbbec-gemini-336l/
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Noble Machines.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Noble Machines from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby humanoid
Noble Machines emerges from stealth with Moby humanoid robot, deployed at Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months.
Noble Machines Emerges from Stealth, Ships and Deploys General-Purpose Robots
Noble Machines emerges from stealth with Moby humanoid, already deployed at Fortune Global 500 industrial customer.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/noble-machines.md
- RSS feed: /companies/noble-machines/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8737d190-9151-4239-bc12-138ec672c7b6
- Revision history: /companies/noble-machines/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Noble Machines draws attention at the 0th percentile but verifies reality at the 45th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -44.9, 84th widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 22, 2026