Nori Robotics humanoid robot
Ranked 2 of 3 humanoid robots by recommenders
Recommended for its low price, fun design and promise of household chores. Critics doubt the claimed capabilities and point to cheap RC-style servos.
Recommended for its low price, fun design and promise of household chores. Critics doubt the claimed capabilities and point to cheap RC-style servos.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Low price for a humanoid
“Just move stuff off the floor so my vacuum robot can run and my life will improve 3-4x. Easy $2000 buy.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “this looks super cool. Price seems enticing too.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “looks pretty fun and a good price point”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” - Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development”
Fun, appealing design
“this looks super cool. Price seems enticing too.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “looks pretty fun and a good price point”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “Love the design and freedom of this!”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” Could handle household chores
“Based on the video evidence with the eyes widening down the page I suspect that this robot can do that for you.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “Just move stuff off the floor so my vacuum robot can run and my life will improve 3-4x. Easy $2000 buy.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Claimed capabilities seem overstated
“it suggests the claimed capabilities are more show than substance”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “By lying upfront you've just killed your company forever for me and others like me.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “the radio silence from them on any reply I think makes this more likely”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” - Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development”
Cheap RC-style servos
“The biggest problem is they are using RC style servos.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development” “It’s built with cheap servos.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development”
Other humanoid robots people recommend
The two most recommended other humanoid robots, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitree robots | 11 | 3 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Nori Robotics humanoid robotThis page | 10 | 5 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
| Figure 03 humanoid robot | 9 | 7 | 56% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you left all the hard work for the customer”
“the radio silence from them on any reply I think makes this more likely”
“What do you hope to accomplish by shamelessly lying?”
“being able to do core tasks with just a raspberry sounds great”
“So many moving parts that can break.”
“By lying upfront you've just killed your company forever for me and others like me.”
“this looks super cool. Price seems enticing too.”
“It’s built with cheap servos.”
“The biggest problem is they are using RC style servos.”
“Just move stuff off the floor so my vacuum robot can run and my life will improve 3-4x. Easy $2000 buy.”
“Based on the video evidence with the eyes widening down the page I suspect that this robot can do that for you.”
“That price point is really tempting”
“looks pretty fun and a good price point”
“it suggests the claimed capabilities are more show than substance”
“I can only imagine this thing literally fucking everything up”
“Love the design and freedom of this!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.