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Robot model

Moby

humanoidproductionby Noble Machines

General-purpose humanoid robot designed for hazardous and physically-demanding industrial work.

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Manufacturer
Noble Machines
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Website
noblemachines.ai ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Moby, a humanoid by Noble Machines (production). 3 sources back the record.

Overview

General-purpose humanoid robot designed for hazardous and physically-demanding industrial work. Features high payload capacity. Deployed at Fortune Global 500 customers within 18 months of company launch.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
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Key facts

Stated platform limits

Noble Machines lists a 23 kg / 50 lb payload, a 5-hour battery, and a 0.8 m/s walking speed, and says the robot is built for stairs, scaffolding, and cluttered spaces (Noble Machines).

Onboard inference

NVIDIA's case study says Moby runs foundation-model inference on an NVIDIA Jetson Thor kit so it can decide in real time without cloud inference (NVIDIA).

Moby3 semiconductor trial

NVIDIA says Noble Machines shipped Moby to Asia within 18 months of founding and brought two Moby3 units to a semiconductor facility for material handling, with a team of about 15 people (NVIDIA).

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Moby. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Moby.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby humanoid · https://www.therobotreport.com/noble-machines-exits-stealth-with-moby-humanoid/
  2. https://www.noblemachines.ai/
  3. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies/noble-machines/

Common questions

What is Moby?
General-purpose humanoid robot designed for hazardous and physically-demanding industrial work. Features high payload capacity. Deployed at Fortune Global 500 customers within 18 months of company launch.
How much does Moby cost?
Moby's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Moby from Noble Machines. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Moby actually deployed in the real world?
Moby is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Moby?
Moby is made by Noble Machines, based in Sunnyvale, California, USA, founded in 2018.
Can you buy Moby?
Moby is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Moby?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Moby include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.
How does Moby compare to Walker S2?
Moby and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Moby has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Moby a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Moby ranks in roughly the top 69% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is Moby's maturity stage?
Moby is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Where is Moby deployed?
No verified deployments of Moby are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Moby safe?
Moby has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-03

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-03

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Moby.

Recent coverage

Moby in third-party press

Righting old wrongs: MobyGames on letting developers claim games they weren't credited for

Sep 24, 2026

The White House posted a video of Tim and Moby in MAGA hats. Their creators responded with a copyright lesson.

Aug 28, 2026

Multi-platinum DJ Moby headlining SF show in one of two North America performances

Aug 24, 2026