Nori Robotics launches A3 low-cost humanoid robot for development at $1,688

Nori Robotics, a Y Combinator S26 company, is selling the Nori A3, a humanoid robot priced at $1,688 with no deposit and shipping in fall 2026.

The robot has 7+1 degree-of-freedom arms with 1.5 kg payload per arm, a 12 m lidar, four 720p RGB cameras, and 6-8 hours of battery life.

Nori says it is assembled in San Francisco and offers a skills marketplace and a laptop app for training and operating the robot.