Former NASA, SpaceX, and Apple Engineers Begin Shipping Industrial AI Robots to Fortune 500 Clients
Just 18 months after its founding, startup Noble Machines has shipped its first industrial robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer, marking the beginning of full commercial deployment of the platform.
Noble Machines was established in 2024 by engineers from Apple, NASA, SpaceX, and the California Institute of Technology. Rather than limiting testing to controlled lab environments, the company deploys its robots directly in real production settings.
The platform combines purpose-built hardware with AI-powered software. The robots use a full-body control system, enabling coordinated movement across all joints simultaneously, and can be trained by operators through voice commands, physical gestures, and live demonstrations.
According to Noble Machines, robots can acquire practical skills within hours — a process that typically takes months with traditional industrial systems.
