Bumi MCP — Noetix Bumi Humanoid Robot Control
📖 Installation Guide — quick start, manual setup, and troubleshooting
MCP server + REST bridge scaffold for the Noetix Bumi humanoid.
v0.2 adds /api/v1/* (health, telemetry, gated control) and mock bridge for CI/teleoperator prep. Full physical motion awaits EDU hardware + Noetix SDK topic mapping — see STATUS.md and INTEGRATION.md.
Bumi Product Info
| Spec | Value |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Noetix Robotics (Beijing) — 北京松延动力科技集团股份有限公司 |
| Website | noetixrobotics.com |
| Models | Lite · Air · Pro · Max · EDU-Air · EDU-Pro · EDU-Max |
| Price | From 10,000 CNY (€1,300 / ~$1,400) — "world's first 10k-CNY class humanoid" |
| Height/Weight | 98cm / ~17kg |
| DOF | 21 (6 per leg, 4 per arm, 1 lumbar, hands) |
| Compute (base) | 6 TOPS |
| Compute (EDU) | NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super / Orin NX |
| Sensors | RGB camera, IMU |
| Battery | 48V 3.5Ah, 2-3h runtime, quick-swap |
| Connectivity | WiFi + Bluetooth, optional 4G/5G |
| Knee torque | 70 N·m |
| Status | Shipping — thousands of orders placed (Dec 2025 news) |
Features (from Noetix)
- "Bumi Bumi" voice wake word + interaction
- Object recognition (RGB camera)
- One-click auto-standing on startup
- Mobile app control + visual programming
- Smart OTA updates
- Autonomous lying down / standing up
- Open Source SDK & development tools
Ordering
No direct e-commerce (no JD.com, Amazon, etc.). Noetix sells B2B through their sales team:
Pricing from 10,000 CNY (€1,300) for Lite model. Models: Lite · Air · Pro · Max · EDU-Air · EDU-Pro · EDU-Max. Price depends on model and quantity — contact sales for quote.
Architecture
PC (Goliath) ──Tailscale── Bumi (Jetson Orin)
│
rosbridge :9090
│
bumi-mcp :10774 (/api/v1)
│
Noetix SDK (walk, joints, estop)
- Mock mode:
BUMI_USE_MOCK_BRIDGE=1 — no hardware (default in .env.example)
- Physical:
BUMI_IP=<tailnet> + uv sync --extra robot
- Yahboom copies in
ros2/, minimal_mission_executor.py — reference only, not biped-safe
Files (physical path)
| File | Purpose |
|---|
src/bumi_mcp/core/ros2_bridge.py | roslibpy telemetry + gated walk/estop |
src/bumi_mcp/testing/mock_bridge.py | CI / dev stand-in |
src/bumi_mcp/api_v1.py | teleoperator-facing REST |
STATUS.md / INTEGRATION.md | Readiness + bring-up |
Legacy Yahboom ports (reference)
| File | Origin | Purpose |
|---|
minimal_mission_executor.py | yahboom-mcp | Holonomic missions — not for Bumi |
vision_bridge.py | yahboom-mcp | COCO detection bridge |
scripts/deploy.sh | yahboom-mcp | Deprecated Pi deploy |
ros2/bumi_mission_executor/ | boomy fork | Wheeled mission package |
Quick Start
git clone https://github.com/sandraschi/bumi-mcp
cd bumi-mcp
just
This opens an interactive dashboard showing all available commands. Run just serve with .env from .env.example (mock bridge by default).
Copy-Item .env.example .env
just serve
Invoke-RestMethod http://127.0.0.1:10774/api/v1/health
just test
just ci
Physical bot
See INTEGRATION.md — BUMI_IP, uv sync --extra robot, telemetry first, then gated motion.
License
MIT
