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Compact Two-Part Build: A ~500 mm, under-3 kg bipedal body plus a detachable mobile cart — light enough to carry and set up on your own
20 Degrees of Freedom: Natural walking, turning, waving and gaze expression, with safe self-recovery after a fall
Three Mobility Modes: Walks on a desk or the floor, rides the cart across rooms, and returns to its dock to recharge
On-Device AI: Local compute handles recognition, navigation and voice-LLM conversation
Multi-Modal Perception: LiDAR, depth sensing, wide-angle vision and a ring microphone array for mapping
Expression & Connectivity: Face display, ear light effects and speaker, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Open Development: Python SDK, simulation-to-real workflow, controller support, plus OTA updates

Faraday Future

Nova

FF Nova is an entry-level embodied-AI humanoid robot for developers, researchers and education — an affordable Physical AI platform that pairs a compact bipedal body with a detachable mobile cart. On-device AI compute plus a multi-modal sensor suite — LiDAR, depth sensing, wide-angle vision and a ring microphone array — let it map a home, avoid obstacles, recognize faces and hold natural voice conversations. An open SDK and a simulation-to-real workflow make it a genuine development platform.

Dimensions (H × W × L): Robot: 497 × 195 × 125 mm; Cart: 287 (L) × 204 (W) × 114 (H) mm
Weight: Robot ≈2.8 kg; Cart ≈2.12 kg
Degrees of Freedom (DOF): 20 DOF (head 2, arms 6, legs 12)
Maximum Movement Speed: Biped: max 0.1 m/s; Cart: max 0.8 m/s

Runtime / Battery Life: 2–3 h continuous operation
Charging Time: ≈2 h
Charging Method: DC charging port with adapter
Input Voltage: Adapter input 100–240V~ 50/60 Hz 1.5A; output 14V ⎓ 3.2A (44.8 W)
Telecommunication: Dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth BLE 5.4

LiDAR: 2D LiDAR
Cameras: Wide-angle camera (≈4 MP)
Microphone: 3-mic ring array with sound-source localization and voiceprint recognition
Speaker: Mono speaker
Display: 2-inch expression screen + ear light effects

AI Computing Platform: 10 TOPS; 8 GB + 32 GB
Map Building & Scanning: 2D LiDAR mapping
Remote Control & Operations: PC; Remote Controller
OTA Update Capability: Supported
Expansion Ports: USB Type-C debug port; DC charging port

Includes: 1× humanoid robot
Mobile Base: 1× Mini Cart
Adapter: 1× adapter (14V 3.2A)
Controller: 1× game controller (P5, Bluetooth)

An AI That Walks Over to You

Voice LLM dialogue, face-aware greetings, reminders and notes, delivered where you are.

Open SDK Down to the Motor

Python and Spine SDKs with ROS 2 integration open full-stack control on real hardware.

Train in Simulation, Run for Real

Isaac workflows export to the robot, so policy transfer is validated on real hardware.

Walks, Rides and Recharges Itself

Bipedal walking, a 0.8 m/s mobile cart and autonomous docking cover the whole home.

What is included in the price of Nova?

Price: $ 2,490. The package includes the Nova robot with 20 DOF, the detachable Mini Cart, a 14V 3.2A adapter and a P5 Bluetooth game controller.

Does Nova support coding and secondary development?

Yes. Nova provides a Python SDK for high-level behaviour and a low-latency Spine SDK for motor control, with ROS 2 integration, Isaac Gym Sim2Real workflows, on-device inference and OTA updates.

Is Nova safe for children to use?

Yes. Nova includes safety-focused features to support responsible use, including obstacle avoidance, desk-edge fall protection and safe self-recovery after a fall. Children should be accompanied by an adult while using Nova.

What can Nova be used for?

Nova is built first for developers, geeks and researchers doing simulation training, reinforcement learning and secondary development, and second for education, supporting K-12 and STEM learning at school and at home.