Faraday Future wants you to buy an $89,900 robot. As part of its latest revamp, the troubled electric car company is now introducing a range of robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds and a robotic arm. If that name doesn’t ring any bells, it may be because the company has been going through some tough times over the past year in an effort to save its bottom line, if not its reputation.
This became a topic for Faraday. The business had built up a lot of hype years before it showed its first production-ready electric car at CES 2017. Its leaders certainly had lofty goals. But in the decade or so that followed, both the business and its founder, YT Jia, experienced financial turmoil. Due to nearly a dozen lawsuits, internal turmoil, layoffs, and even more confusion over money, many of Faraday’s plans were shelved. It showed. In January 2025, it said it had sold “15 or 16” vehicles.
However, Faraday Future returned to CES that year promising a new electric minivan and a “new beginning.” The return of founder YT Jia as sole global CEO as part of a major executive shakeup in May this year may mean a loose definition of “refresh.” The company is still working on its EV strategy, with the first pre-production model of its FX Super One MPV van completed in December. But now it looks like it’s taking a page from Tesla’s book and directing more energy into robotics.
This month, Faraday Future shared some new details about its robotics lineup. There is a quadrupedal model called Navi that targets children for learning embodied AI. It costs less than $2,000, but you may have to pay extra to get it with a 3D-printed canine head. The company also has a new version of its humanoid model called Futurist. The 5’8” robot equipped with NVIDIA Sonic’s full-body motion control system is available for sale for just $90 thousand. It’s also selling an industrial-grade robotic arm, which it’s calling a “mobile manipulator product.” There is no public pricing, making the code potentially incredibly expensive even for business customers.
Despite the massive price tag and a history that one could politely call spotty, the company is counting on at least some sales. According to its latest press release, Faraday Future claims that shipments of over 100 robotics units are expected in June and that total shipments for the first six months of the year are “expected to exceed our original target of 220 units.” Hey, at least it’s better than 15.
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