Northstar
70 000 USD
UMA
Northstar is a lightweight, wheeled humanoid robot from Paris-based startup UMA, designed to learn tasks by watching humans and aimed at factories, warehouses, and eventually homes.
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Specifications and details:
| Availability | Prototype |
|---|---|
| Nationality | France |
| Website | https://uma.bot/ |
| Degrees of freedom, overall | 24 |
| Degrees of freedom, hands | 12 |
| Height [cm] | 165 |
| Max speed (km/h) | 4 |
| Strength [kg] | 15 |
| Weight [kg] | 40 |
| Runtime pr charge (hours) | N/A |
| Safe with humans | Yes |
| CPU/GPU | N/A |
| Ingress protection | N/A |
| Camera resolution | N/A |
| Connectivity | N/A |
| Operating system | N/A |
| LLM integration | N/A |
| Latency glass to action | N/A |
| Motor tech | N/A |
| Gear tech | N/A |
| Main structural material | N/A |
| Number of fingers | 5 per hand |
| Main market | Consumer home use, healthcare, logistics, Manufacturing |
| Walking Speed [km/h] | 3 |
| Manufacturer | UMA |
| Platform | Bipedal |
Description
Northstar comes from UMA, a robotics startup founded in Paris in 2025. Rémi Cadène leads the company after years of work on Tesla’s Autopilot and Optimus programs. He built Northstar together with veterans from Google DeepMind, Hugging Face, and humanoid robot design. As a result, the team brings deep experience in both AI and physical robotics to a single project.
UMA designed Northstar to feel approachable rather than intimidating. Its face carries no eyes or mouth, just a calm, neutral visor. A soft outer covering wraps around its frame, softening its industrial edges. Meanwhile, its lighter build keeps it safer around people than many heavier humanoids on the market.
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The robot learns new skills by watching people work. It observes a task, attempts it, and refines its technique through repeated practice. This mirrors how a child learns everyday skills like tying shoelaces. Therefore, Northstar can pick up new tasks without engineers writing detailed instructions for every motion.
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UMA built Northstar for factories, warehouses, and eventually hospitals and homes. The company plans pilot programs in logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare through 2026. It has already drawn interest from around fifty prospective customers. Consequently, Northstar represents Europe’s most closely watched answer to the growing global humanoid robot race.
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Website: https://uma.bot/
