ugo Unveils the Nova Semi-Humanoid in Tokyo
CONFIRMED79% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per robotstart.info[1]: the article opens "2026年9月16日、東京で開催された「フィジカルAI Summit」において" - at the Physical AI Summit held in Tokyo on 16 September 2026.
At Tokyo's Physical AI Summit the AI Robot Association showed the first prototypes from its NEDO-backed contest to build a domestic general-purpose robot. ugo's entry, the wheeled dual-arm Nova, was developed in about six months and goes into mass production in 2027.