Noble Machines Moby
formerly Under Control Robotics
Heavy-lift industrial humanoid that left stealth in March 2026 with an unnamed Fortune Global 500 customer.
Noble Machines Moby carrying a crate through a workshop · Photo: Noble Machines · Press image · Source
Under Control Robotics rebranded as Noble Machines and emerged from stealth on 2026-03-03/04 with the Moby, saying it had shipped and deployed robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of launch. Secondary sources cite a 27 kg (60 lb) total payload. The customer is not named, funding is undisclosed and sources disagree on whether Moby is bipedal or wheeled.
Our verdict
Interesting claims and credible partners, but with no named customer, no disclosed funding and conflicting specs it stays on the watchlist.
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as of 2026-10
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Reportedly first delivery to an unnamed enterprise customer (company claim; customer undisclosed); no price published.
as of 2026-03 · Source
No public price
None.
as of 2026-10
Deployments
| Customer | Location | Type | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fortune Global 500 company First delivery milestone, per the launch release; customer unnamed (heise says unconfirmed). | Pilot | Mar 2026 | businesswire.com |
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Specs
- Height
- 170 cm
Manufacturer claim - Weight
- 45 or 72 (sources conflict) kg
Manufacturer claim - Payload
- 27 kg (60 lb total, reported)
Manufacturer claim - Degrees of freedom
- 34 DoF (reported)
Manufacturer claim
Sources
- Noble Machines Emerges from Stealth, Ships and Deploys General-Purpose Robots Business Wire · Oct 31, 2026
- Noble Machines emerges from stealth with robot for heavy industry Rocking Robots · Oct 31, 2026
- Noble Machines Humanoids Daily · Oct 31, 2026
- Robotics startup develops universal industrial robot in under two years heise online · Oct 31, 2026
- UnderControl AI Moby AIWiki · Oct 31, 2026
- Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby humanoid Ivan Hernandez Dalas (blog) · Oct 31, 2026
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