FF EAI Robotics and Faraday Future Introduce $2,490 Nova Robot

Oct 16, 2026
FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem and Faraday Future introduced the FF Nova humanoid robot for developers and educational institutions. The robot costs $2,490, while the smaller Nova Mini costs $299.

FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem and Faraday Future introduced the FF Nova humanoid robot, the companies said in a press release. Nova costs $2,490, while its Developer Skills Package costs $390.

Nova has 20 degrees of freedom and can walk, turn, wave and stand after falling. Its sensors include LiDAR, wide angle vision, depth sensing and a circular microphone array. The developer platform includes an open SDK, a ROS 2 workflow and reinforcement learning support through NVIDIA Isaac.

The first sales phase is limited to 100 units for invited developers and educational institutions, with 20 units ready for immediate delivery. The companies also introduced Nova Mini, a $299 bipedal robot for students ages eight and older, alongside a $499 curriculum. Nova Mini supports visual block based programming, movement demonstrations and classroom activities.

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