The Noetix Bumi EDU-Max is the top developer edition of Noetix Robotics' compact humanoid robot, with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (117 TOPS) — the most on-board computing in the Bumi range — and an Intel RealSense D435i depth camera. It shares the consumer Bumi's 98 cm, about 17 kg body with 21 degrees of freedom, opened up for code: motor-level control (LowController), Noetix's high-level motion commands (HighController) and audio and video access (MediaController) through an open DDS SDK for C++ and Python.
Your programs run on the Jetson, which is wired to the depth camera — RGB at 1080p and depth at 720p, both at 30 fps — and to the rear ports (Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.0 and HDMI), and linked by network cable to the robot's closed motion-control board (Rockchip RK3576, 6 TOPS). Noetix lists torque and temperature sensors in the joints alongside the camera and IMU. The extra computing headroom suits heavier perception and AI workloads in research groups and advanced courses.
The SDK is open-source on GitHub under BSD-3-Clause and prebuilt for Ubuntu 22.04, and Noetix publishes the Bumi URDF model and developer documentation. The EDU-Max keeps everything the consumer Bumi does — walking, teaching mode, visual programming, audiobooks, voice conversation in Chinese and English and the full dance library, including the Chinese New Year dance — with a 4G/5G module alongside Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Image transmission to the app is not supported yet on this edition.
EDU-Air, EDU-Pro or EDU-Max? The EDU-Air is developed from your own computer, and the EDU-Pro carries a Jetson Orin Nano Super with 67 TOPS. Body, battery, depth camera, SDK and development levels are the same on the EDU-Pro and EDU-Max; the difference is the computer on board.
Good to know: the knee joints deliver up to 70 N·m and the 48 V 5.1 Ah quick-release smart battery gives 2–3 hours of runtime, charging off the robot in about 1–2 hours. Motor-level code runs below Noetix's own motion algorithms, so follow the Noetix developer documentation, keep people at a safe distance while the robot moves and, as Noetix advises, hang the robot on a support frame while you debug. Bumi does not run or climb stairs, is not waterproof and its modelled hands are not built to carry loads. Every Bumi is sourced new through established distribution channels with the Noetix manufacturer warranty, and Robotix Market ships worldwide.
