# New York's Fauna Robotics Emerges from Stealth with Sprout, a Lightweight and Developer-Ready Humanoid Platform

**Source**: https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-yorks-fauna-robotics-emerges-stealth-sprout-lightweight-and-developer-ready-humanoid
**Parent**: https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/electrical-and-computer-engineering

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# New York's Fauna Robotics Emerges from Stealth with Sprout, a Lightweight and Developer-Ready Humanoid Platform

Published:

January 28, 2026

From

The AI Insider

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NYU Tandon is among the first institutions conducting research with Fauna Robotics' Sprout, a compact humanoid robot designed for safe human interaction. Professor [Ludovic Righetti](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/ludovic-righetti) noted it gives students confidence to experiment more boldly.

[Read the article](https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/01/28/new-yorks-fauna-robotics-emerges-from-stealth-with-sprout-a-lightweight-and-developer-ready-humanoid-platform/)

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