Northstar

First robot from UMA (Universal Mechanical Assistant), the Paris startup founded by Rémi Cadène (ex-Tesla Optimus), Pierre Sermanet (ex-Google DeepMind), Simon Alibert (Hugging Face LeRobot co-founder) and Robert Knight, with Yann LeCun as advisor. Out of stealth December 2025, unveiled at Machina Summit July 2026; ~40 kg, pilots planned with ~50 prospective customers in 2026. Europe's most-watched humanoid bet. The published spec sheet puts it at 40 kg, TBA of rated runtime. The maker targets use cases including industrial, research. Northstar is at prototype stage — what exists publicly is a demonstrator, not a shipping product.

uma.bot verified 2026-08-20 (HTTP 200). Unveil at Machina Summit (July 2026) per press.