Insider Brief
- Noble Machines Inc. emerged from stealth and said it has shipped its first industrial general-purpose robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of its 2024 launch.
- Founded by engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA and Caltech, the company said its integrated AI and hardware stack enables robots to learn real-world industrial tasks in hours through language instructions and demonstrations.
- Noble Machines is targeting hazardous and physically demanding work across manufacturing, construction, logistics, energy and semiconductors, and is working with partners including ADLINK, Schaeffler and Solomon to validate deployments in live industrial environments.
PRESS RELEASE — Noble Machines Inc., formerly Under Control Robotics, today announced its emergence from stealth with its first deployment of industrial general-purpose robots shipped to a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of the company’s launch. Founded in 2024 by a team of engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA, and Caltech, Noble Machines operates on the belief that AI must prove itself in real industrial operations before it scales. The company works alongside customers to validate performance in operational environments, iterate rapidly, and expand deployment only after value and reliability are demonstrated.
Noble Machines is set to disrupt how hazardous and physically demanding tasks are performed in the manufacturing, construction, logistics, energy, and semiconductor industries. The fully integrated tech stack combines state-of-the-art AI-driven whole-body control and end-to-end autonomy with cost-effective hardware. This integrated hardware-AI co-design enables Noble Machines’ robots to learn real-world skills in hours, not months, through language-based instructions, demonstrations and gestures, accelerating customers’ and partners’ time to value.
Noble Machines works with industry leaders such as ADLINK, Schaeffler, and Solomon, with more to be announced.
“Noble Machines’ leadership in the field of fully integrated AI-Driven Whole-Body Control and autonomy is undeniable,” said Ethan Chen, General Manager of ADLINK’s Edge Computing Platforms Business Unit. “We are committed to providing a long-term, scalable computing architecture for the most challenging applications, accelerating Noble Machines’ entry into high-value, heavy industry markets.”
“As the Motion Technology Company, Schaeffler works with organizations that are meeting the demand for general purpose robots which can handle high payloads and be seamlessly implemented,” said Al Makke, Head of Humanoid Robotics Americas of Schaeffler.“Collaborating with Noble Machines strengthens our ability to drive innovation in the field of humanoid robotics, while also enhancing safety by taking on physically demanding operations.”
“This collaboration is about learning what works on the factory floor and finding realistic ways to apply AI-driven robots alongside existing systems that deliver value for customers,” said Johnny Chen, Chairman and CEO of Solomon.
“Noble Machines’ mission is to tackle all the hazardous, physically demanding industrial tasks that keep the world moving,” said Wei Ding, Co-founder and CEO of Noble Machines.“Our customers are rethinking their operations in this new era enabled by AI and general-purpose robots that can collaborate with people. We are accelerating this transformation, making industries safer, more efficient, and more resilient.”
Visit noblemachines.ai to learn about Noble Machines’ general-purpose robot capabilities, including:
- Accelerated learning and training pipeline
- Dynamic payload capacity
- Adaptive mobility for real-world environments
- Versatile physical skills
Visit Noble Machines at NVIDIA GTC Booth #3303 and the NVIDIA Booth #941 for live demonstrations.
