StarBot Nova
20 000 USD
StarBot (StarBot USA)
StarBot Nova is an American wheeled service humanoid for restaurants, hospitality and retail. With two 7-DoF arms, autonomous navigation, multilingual voice and an on-device LLM, it delivers food, greets guests and guides customers for up to 10–12 hours.
Skill Score
2
Specifications and details:
| Availability | Prototype |
|---|---|
| Nationality | US |
| Website | https://www.starbotusa.com/ |
| Height [cm] | 152 |
| Max speed (km/h) | 4.3 |
| Strength [kg] | 5 |
| Weight [kg] | 32 |
| Runtime pr charge (hours) | 10 |
| Safe with humans | Yes: real-time obstacle avoidance, speed limiting in crowds, emergency stop / Safety confirmed per deployment |
| CPU/GPU | N/A |
| Ingress protection | N/A |
| Camera resolution | Intel RealSense-class depth cameras, RGB camera |
| Connectivity | OTA updates, Remote monitoring dashboard, Wi-Fi |
| Operating system | N/A |
| LLM integration | Yes: on-device LLM with cloud fallback; voice in English, Spanish, Italian (customizable) |
| Latency glass to action | N/A |
| Motor tech | Electric motors / Differential-drive wheeled base |
| Gear tech | N/A |
| Main structural material | N/A |
| Number of fingers | 0 |
| Main market | Hospitality, Restaurants, retail |
| Color | Grey |
| Manufacturer | StarBot (StarBot USA) |
Description
Nova is a wheeled service humanoid from StarBot, a robotics company in Santa Barbara, California. StarBot launched it in December 2025 as its first-generation service robot. Instead of legs, Nova rolls on a stable wheeled base and uses two humanlike arms. StarBot built it for restaurants, hospitality and retail. In fact, the company has already tested it in a busy restaurant dining room.
Nova handles everyday customer-facing work. For example, it carries drinks and plates to tables and hands dishes to guests. It also greets customers, guides them around a store and explains products or services. In addition, it can help manage queues and answer basic questions. As a result, it takes on routine tasks so staff can focus on guests.
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The robot moves and talks on its own. It maps indoor spaces and steers around people and obstacles in real time. Meanwhile, depth cameras and other sensors help it understand its surroundings. Nova speaks English, Spanish and Italian, and businesses can add other languages. Moreover, an onboard AI language model powers its conversations, with cloud support as a backup.
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StarBot designed Nova for long shifts and safe operation. Its battery aims to last a full working day of 10 to 12 hours. For safety, it slows down in crowded areas and includes an emergency stop button. Businesses can also monitor it remotely and update its software over the air. Therefore, Nova gives service teams a practical way to test robot automation in real venues.
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Website: https://www.starbotusa.com/
