{"id":111315,"title":"Nori: The $1688 humanoid robot","tagline":"Most humanoids cost 16k, ours cost 1.6. 19 DOF, 1.5 KG lift per arm","body":"Hey YC! 👋\\\n\\\nI’m Antonio from Nori Robotics\n\nWe manufacture humanoids in SF, and we do it at 10% the cost of the competition \n\n**Our ask:** If you are doing any development related to robotics and you think that Nori can be useful, fill out this [form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcHJxwXCBo5dz7IbIQ30akCu5JaD5Tbv5dP9gIQxvbJQR-3Q/viewform?usp=dialog) or reach out to me on: [X](https://x.com/AntonioSitongLi) or [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-sitong-li/). \n\nHere is a video demo of what Nori can do 👇\n\n\u003chttps://youtu.be/MuUN5rN70tE\u003e\\\n\\\nLearn more at [norirobotics.com](http://norirobotics.com)\n\n\\\n**Nori Specs:**\n\n19 DOF\n\n\u003chttps://youtu.be/p4KkwTP1h_s\u003e\n\n55 kg linear lift\n\n\u003chttps://youtu.be/hycO_UK1wNc\u003e\n\n1.5 kg payload per arm (2 arms)\\\n\u003chttps://youtu.be/qlu3v2xtxn4\u003e\n\nMicrophone array + Speaker (full-duplex speech dialogue)\n\nRpi 5 4GB compute module \n\n4 \\* 720p 30 fps camera","slug":"SxP-nori-the-1688-humanoid-robot","created_at":"2026-08-20T18:30:00.323Z","updated_at":"2026-09-19T05:06:29.515Z","total_vote_count":15,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/SxP-nori-the-1688-humanoid-robot","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":32553,"name":"Nori","slug":"noril1","url":"http://norirobotics.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/4b7cc06bfd9d08d6eae3bc20eca8c056f893bf8b.png","batch":"Summer 2026","industry":"Industrials","tags":["Hard Tech","Hardware","Robotics"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/32553"}}