NORI A3
Affordable bimanual robot for day-to-day home tasks, with 7+1-DOF arms rated for 1.5 kg payload per arm, lidar, four 720p RGB cameras, audio, and 6–8 hours of battery life.
Primary use case: Day-to-day home tasks
DOF
8
Payload
1.5 kg
Battery
6 hrs
Price
$2K
Specifications
Physical
Degrees of Freedom
8
Locomotion
unknown
Manipulation
Hand Type
Grippers
Payload
1.5 kg
Max Lift/Arm
1.5 kg
Power & Autonomy
Battery Life
6 hrs
Autonomy Level
unknown
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
Task training at home via the Nori Lab app, Skill sharing through the Skills Marketplace, Spoken command interaction
Commercial
Price
$2K
Availability
Pre-order now; ships Fall 2026
Primary Use Case
Day-to-day home tasks
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