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HMND 01
Humanoid
PrivateUK based AI and robotics company creating commercially scalable humanoid robots. Founded in 2024 by Artem Sokolov.
Founded 2024$270M raised
UK based AI and robotics company creating commercially scalable humanoid robots. Founded in 2024 by Artem Sokolov.
Humanoid is a robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for industrial and commercial applications. The company combines vertically integrated hardware with its proprietary KinetIQ software platform to create humanoid systems designed for real-world deployment rather than laboratory demonstrations. Its strategy emphasizes rapid product development, scalable manufacturing, and partnerships that accelerate commercialization. Rather than focusing solely on robotics research, Humanoid is building an ecosystem that spans AI software, robot hardware, manufacturing, and deployment. The company aims to move humanoid robots from prototype demonstrations into practical production environments where they can perform useful work at scale.
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
A concise view of platform maturity and deployment footprint.
Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.
Published operating specifications for the lead system.
$152,000,000
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Humanoid Says Its Robot Pipeline Has Reached 34,000 Pre-Orders Worth $2.4 Billion
Humanoid says it has secured more than 34,000 non-binding pre-orders for its wheeled industrial robot, representing approximately $2.4 billion in potential commercial pipeline.
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July Was Loud in Robotics — Here's What Actually Mattered
Dhruv AtkinsHumanoid 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.
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.
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.
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.
The HMND 01 Beta wheeled robot is scheduled for launch in Q3 2026, with bipedal variants in development.
