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Flagship PlatformHMND 01
Humanoid
PrivateUK based AI and robotics company creating commercially scalable humanoid robots. Founded in 2024 by Artem Sokolov, backed by $50M in founder led capital with a 175 strong team including alumni from Apple, Tesla, Google, Boston Dynamics, Sanctuary AI, and NVIDIA.
Founded 2024$50M raised
Humanoid Robots
1 Humanoid RobotIntroduction
Humanoid is trying to move fast from polished prototype narrative into factory deployment. Its story combines rapid product iteration, a software stack called KinetIQ, and a partner-heavy industrialization plan intended to turn humanoids into real production systems rather than showcase machines.
Technology
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
AI Stack
Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.
- VLM
- VLA
- KinetIQ
HMND 01 Specs
Published operating specifications for the lead system.
Degrees of Freedom29
July 2026Company MilestoneCorporate
Humanoid points to beta launch and future bipedal variantsThe HMND 01 Beta wheeled robot is scheduled for launch in Q3 2026, with bipedal variants in development.
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Valuation History
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Management Team
Company Story
Humanoid is a London-based robotics company building commercially scalable humanoid robots for industrial deployment. Founded by Artem Sokolov in 2024, the company says it now has more than 200 engineers and researchers across London, Boston, and Vancouver, backed by founder-led capital and partnerships with firms such as Siemens and Schaeffler.
- 2024
Humanoid is founded in the UK
Humanoid was founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneur Artem Sokolov, who previously grew his family business to a $1 billion valuation. The company, legally registered as SKL Robotics Ltd, set out to build the UK's first commercially viable humanoid robot.
LondonArtem Sokolov - 2025
HMND 01 Alpha establishes the first platform
In just seven months, Humanoid developed and unveiled the HMND 01 Alpha, a dual-armed mobile manipulator standing 175cm tall, weighing 70kg, with a 15kg payload capacity and 4-hour runtime. This represented the fastest humanoid development cycle in history.
HMND 01 AlphaRapid development - January 2026
Industrial proof points arrive through Siemens and Schaeffler
In January 2026, Humanoid and Siemens successfully completed a proof of concept demonstrating HMND 01 in industrial logistics, achieving 60 totes per hour with a 90%+ success rate and 8+ hours of uptime in real production. The same month, Schaeffler announced a partnership to deploy hundreds of robots.
SiemensSchaeffler - 2026
KinetIQ becomes the orchestration layer
The company also introduced KinetIQ, a proprietary AI framework for end-to-end orchestration of humanoid robot fleets, using a combination of 360-degree simulation training and real-world data flywheels. Strategic partners include NVIDIA, Amazon AWS, SAP, Siemens, and Schaeffler.
KinetIQFleet orchestration - July 2026
Humanoid points to beta launch and future bipedal variants
The HMND 01 Beta wheeled robot is scheduled for launch in Q3 2026, with bipedal variants in development.
HMND 01 BetaRoadmap