ugo Nova

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Announced onlyVia SSH / web / bridgeWheeled semi-humanoidJetson ThorTwo 7-DoF armsMade in Japan

Not releasedShipping: Mass production planned for 2027.

Remote control: Wired LAN (5 Gbps+), Wi-Fi 6 and USB ports are listed. A Mac would most likely reach the on-board Jetson over the network with ROS 2 (unconfirmed).

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Overview

A wheeled two-armed robot from Tokyo's ugo Inc., unveiled at the Physical AI Summit in Tokyo on September 16, 2026. ugo calls it a semi-humanoid built from scratch for physical AI. An operator drives it with a force-feedback controller or VR gear while it records synchronized video, joint, torque and command data. That data trains AI models that then run on the robot itself. A multi-joint waist lets the torso turn and bend to reach from floor level up to high shelves. Target jobs include parts kitting, transport between work stations and assembly such as screw fastening. GK Kyoto did the industrial design, and Asratec supplied the bilateral control technology. The prototype took about six months to build, and design and manufacturing stay in Japan. In October 2026 Nova passed the prototype review of AIRoA's national general-purpose robot competition. AIRoA (the AI Robot Association) is a Japanese industry group whose members include Toyota, KDDI and NEC. It pools large amounts of robot data to train a shared AI model for general-purpose robots. Its competition, funded through METI and NEDO, is choosing Japanese-made robots for that work. ugo, Enactic, THK and Fujikoshi moved on to the improved-model phase. ugo already sells security and inspection robots. ugo Pro has two 7-axis arms on a lift and stands about 180 cm tall, and ugo mini is a 16 kg inspection robot with a telescoping camera pole. Nova is a wheeled rival to the AgiBot G2 and Galbot G1.

Type: Wheeled robot · Research mobile manipulators & platforms
Maker: ugo Inc. (Japan)
Released: 2026
Price: No price yet
Status: Announced only
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: Limited SDK

Price and shipping

No price or rental terms published. ugo's Nova page offers only quote, order and demo requests through its contact form. Mass production is planned for 2027.

Shipping: Mass production planned for 2027. Not yet on sale as a finished product. ugo plans to start mass production in 2027 and takes quote, order and demo requests through its contact form. ugo contact (Japanese) ↗

Specifications

Category	Wheeled rovers · Research mobile manipulators & platforms
Released	2026
Country	Japan
Availability	Announced only
Programmability	Limited SDK
Built-in autonomy	Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores
LLM support	Official LLM tools · No built-in LLM chat is described. ugo pairs Nova with its ugo Model Lab service, which fine-tunes existing robot foundation models (vision-language-action models) on data collected with the robot and runs them on board. ugo is also developing a VTLA model, which adds touch to a VLA model, for dual-arm semi-humanoids under Japan's GENIAC program. FabScene (ugo Nova launch) ↗
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found. No public robot model has been released.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · ugo says Nova supports ROS 2 with a URDF, but no public URDF was found.
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	Unknown
Compute type	NVIDIA Jetson
Remote control	Via SSH / web / bridge
Size	126–162 cm tall (folded to fully raised), 56 × 65 cm footprint, about 100 kg. Arm reach 843 mm, 350 mm lift stroke. Up to 4 kg per arm and 10 kg with both arms
Drive	4 mecanum wheels, omnidirectional with sideways moves and in-place turning, about 0.4–3.6 km/h, slopes up to about 5°, steps of about 1 cm
Compute	NVIDIA Jetson Thor on board, so trained models run on the robot rather than in the cloud
Vision	Stereo camera in the head, RGB camera in each hand
Lidar	Not published
Sensors	22 DoF in total (2-DoF head, two 7-DoF arms each with a 1-DoF two-finger gripper, 4-DoF waist). Joint torque is recorded for training data. Face display, emergency stop button on the back
Runtime	About 6 h from a LiFePO4 battery (50.6 V, 22 Ah), about 2.5 h to charge
Speed	About 3.6 km/h (1 m/s)
SDK	ROS 2 support (rosbag recording and URDF), LeRobot compatibility and support for the open-source YUBI data-collection interface. Teleoperation through a force-feedback bilateral controller or VR. Public SDK documentation not yet released

Common questions

How much does ugo Nova cost?

No price yet. No price or rental terms published. ugo's Nova page offers only quote, order and demo requests through its contact form. Mass production is planned for 2027.

Can ugo Nova be bought today?

Not yet. It has been announced but is not on sale. Not yet on sale as a finished product. ugo plans to start mass production in 2027 and takes quote, order and demo requests through its contact form.

Who makes ugo Nova?

ugo Nova is made by ugo Inc. (Japan). It came out in 2026.

Can ugo Nova be programmed?

Limited SDK. ROS 2 support (rosbag recording and URDF), LeRobot compatibility and support for the open-source YUBI data-collection interface. Teleoperation through a force-feedback bilateral controller or VR. Public SDK documentation not yet released.

Does ugo Nova have AI chat or LLM support?

Official LLM tools. No built-in LLM chat is described. ugo pairs Nova with its ugo Model Lab service, which fine-tunes existing robot foundation models (vision-language-action models) on data collected with the robot and runs them on board. ugo is also developing a VTLA model, which adds touch to a VLA model, for dual-arm semi-humanoids under Japan's GENIAC program.