A 299 dollar humanoid: Faraday Future announces the Nova Mini to teach physical AI

FF Nova is an entry-level humanoid priced at 2,490 dollars, plus 390 dollars for a skills pack aimed at developers. Nova Mini is meant for teaching physical AI: the robot costs 299 dollars, and the accompanying course programme 499 dollars.

These announcements appear in a weekly business update published by FFR on 18 October 2026. It is presented by YT Jia, founder and chief executive of Faraday Future.

FFR is buying Faraday Future's robotics arm to turn it into a separately listed company. YT Jia justified the move when answering shareholders' questions.

Once the deal is complete, Faraday Future will remain the majority shareholder of FFR and keep control of it.

According to the same report, a ceremony marking the entry on the Bourse and a first investor day are planned for 26 October at the Nasdaq tower in New York.