Faraday Future and its affiliated robotics company say they have introduced a humanoid robot priced at $2,490 — a figure that, if it holds at retail, would undercut every comparable machine announced in the United States. The companies describe the FF Nova as the first embodied-AI humanoid robot sold in the U.S. for under $2,500, their own characterization, alongside a smaller FF Nova Mini priced at $299.
The rollout is deliberately small: the first 100 units are invitation-only, with 20 shipping right away, and the intended buyers are developers and educational institutions rather than households. The announcement came in a joint release from FF EAI Robotics, which trades as FFR, and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI).
Alongside the product, the companies said FFR has signed definitive agreements to take over all of FFAI's robotics operations in an all-stock transaction. FFR valued the robotics assets at roughly $200 million and itself at about $60 million on a fully diluted basis, with new shares priced at $2.246 — about a 50 per cent premium to its closing price on the signing date.
The claims arrive with heavy caveats that investors will recognize. FFAI's SEC filings carry active going-concern warnings, and the robotics unit being valued at $200 million had generated only about $1.52 million in cumulative revenue through the end of September. A $2,490 humanoid would be a genuine industry shock — the filings are a reminder to check what ships, and when, before believing the price tag.
