Draft:Humanoid
Submission declined on 13 November 2026 by Stuartyeates (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
Submission declined on 30 October 2026 by EaglesFan37 (talk). This draft appears to contain text generated by a large language model (such as ChatGPT). You cannot use LLMs to generate, draft, or rewrite article content.
Declined by EaglesFan37 14 days ago.Please delete the portions which were LLM-generated, and summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject. If you have used an LLM but you believe that your use is covered by one of the two exceptions (basic copyediting and translation between two languages in which you are fully fluent), please provide a transcript of the prompt(s) you used while writing your draft (see the how-to guide). Reviewers can make mistakes. If you have not received any LLM assistance, you may seek a second opinion at the AfC Help Desk. See the advice page on large language models for more information. | |
Comment: Company materials, press releases, recycled press releases and interview-based pieces are not suitable. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:30, 13 November 2026 (UTC)
Humanoid (legally SKL Robotics Ltd.) is a British company that develops humanoid robots for industrial use.[1] Artem Sokolov founded it in London in May 2024.[2] A Series A round in July 2026 valued the company at $1.35 billion.[3][4]
The company is based in London and has offices in Boston, Vancouver and San Diego. In September 2026 it employed more than 300 people.[5]
History
[edit]Prototypes
[edit]Humanoid unveiled the wheeled version of its robot, Alpha Wheeled, in September 2025 and said it had built the robot in seven months.[6] A bipedal version followed in December. According to Humanoid, Alpha Bipedal went from first design to working prototype in five months and walked stably 48 hours after final assembly.[7]
Industrial pilots
[edit]The company tested its robots with industrial partners through a series of proof-of-concept projects.
The first, with Schaeffler in October 2025, used a pre-alpha robot to pick metal bearing rings from bins at Schaeffler’s site in Erlangen.[8]
In January 2026 Alpha Wheeled spent two weeks at the Siemens electronics factory in the same city. There it moved totes from storage stacks to a conveyor.[1]
Ford ran a trial at its innovation centre in Cologne at about the same time. The robot handled totes and large metal car body parts.[9]
Two more pilots took place in March 2026. At Martur Fompak, an automotive seating supplier, SAP software directed the robot in a live production logistics workflow. Humanoid said this was the first time an outside enterprise system had controlled its robot on a working site.[10]
At Bosch’s logistics facility in Bühl, the robots moved boxes from conveyors onto trolleys.[11]
Commercial agreements
[edit]Several pilots turned into longer partnerships. In January 2026 Humanoid and Schaeffler agreed to bring hundreds of robots into Schaeffler plants over five years.[1]
Siemens followed in April with plans to deploy Alpha at its Erlangen factory.[12]
In May 2026 the Schaeffler partnership became a binding agreement for a phased rollout of a four-digit number of wheeled robots across Schaeffler’s global sites by 2032. Schaeffler also agreed to supply actuators for the robots.[13]
A week later, Bosch’s subsidiary Robert Bosch Robotics became the contract manufacturer of the robot for the European market.[14]
Funding
[edit]Sokolov financed Humanoid alone until 2026. In May he told Reuters that the company was considering a US listing in 2029 or 2030.[15]
In July Humanoid raised $152 million in a Series A round led by Prime Movers Lab. Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures also took part. The round valued Humanoid at $1.35 billion post-money and brought its total funding to $270 million.[3][4]
In September 2026 Sokolov told Forbes that Humanoid valued its commercial pipeline at about $2.4 billion.[16] By then, it had completed ten proof-of-concept projects.
Products and technology
[edit]Humanoid makes a wheeled and a bipedal version of its robot. Both run on KinetIQ, the company’s own AI software.[17]
Alpha Wheeled
[edit]Alpha Wheeled is the company’s main commercial product. The robot stands 220 cm tall and moves on an omnidirectional wheeled base.[18] It can carry up to 15 kg using both arms, and Humanoid lists its average runtime at about four hours.[19] In an interview with Forbes, Sokolov said a wheeled base was enough for most industrial tasks.[16]
Humanoid planned to begin delivering Beta versions of its next-generation robot to customers in the fourth quarter of 2026.[20]
Alpha Bipedal
[edit]Humanoid uses Alpha Bipedal as a research platform for service and household applications.[21] The robot is 179 cm tall and carries up to 15 kg.[7] Its swappable battery lasts about three hours.[7] Alpha Bipedal can walk along curved paths and regain its balance after a push.[7]
KinetIQ
[edit]Humanoid introduced KinetIQ in February 2026. A single system runs the company’s wheeled and bipedal robots and assigns tasks between them. Of its four layers, the top one distributes work across the fleet. The others run on each robot and control its actions down to balance and movement.[17]
At the end of June 2026 the company added KinetIQ Ascend. It uses reinforcement learning, so robots improve through trial and error on real tasks. In one test, picking steel bearing rings from a bin, Humanoid reported a 42% rise in throughput.[22]
Collaboration with NVIDIA
[edit]Humanoid builds its robots on NVIDIA hardware and software. In January 2026 the company said it had added the Jetson Thor computer and the Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab simulation tools to its development process.[21]
In October 2026 the two companies announced joint work on an onboard runtime for Humanoid’s next-generation robots. The system runs on Jetson Thor, Isaac OS and NVIDIA’s Holoscan sensor tools, and replaces the robot’s two onboard computers with one.[23]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- CB Insights AI 100, Physical AI category (2026).[24]
- Inc. Best in Business, Computer Hardware category (2025).[25]
- Sifted AI 100, 31st place (2025).[26]
- Entrepreneur UK, UK100 Start-Ups (2026).[27]
- Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Honorable Mention, AI and Technology category (2026).[28]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Humanoid and Siemens proof of concept shows the way to industrial deployments". The Robot Report. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026 – via MassRobotics.
- ↑ "London robotics startup Humanoid raises $152M Series A, with Bosch set to manufacture its wheeled robots at scale". The Next Web. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- 1 2 "Robotics startup Humanoid raises $152 million Series A round at $1.35 billion valuation". Reuters. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- 1 2 "UK robotics startup Humanoid hits $1.35B valuation with $152M Series A". Tech.eu. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Careers". Humanoid. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid takes seven-month path to HMND 01 Alpha". The Robot Report. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Meet Alpha: The humanoid robot that learned to walk in 48 hours". Euronews. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Sinha, Sujita (31 October 2025). "Photos: Humanoid robot aces proof of concept with real-world bin-picking task". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Can humanoid AI robots really handle arduous factory work? A new Ford factory trial exceeds targets". Euronews. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid completes automotive manufacturing logistics POC". Controls Drives & Automation. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Abdullahi, Aminu (25 May 2026). "Humanoid Turns to Bosch to Bring Its Warehouse Robots Into Mass Production". eWeek. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid, Schaeffler to Bring Thousands of Robots to Factories". AI Business. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid to deploy up to 2,000 robots at Schaeffler plants". Reuters. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Koetsier, John (21 May 2026). "Humanoid's New Deal: Bosch Will Build Its Robots With Schaeffler Parts". Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "British tech company Humanoid targets US IPO by 2030". Reuters. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026 – via CNA.
- 1 2 Koetsier, John (8 September 2026). "34,000 Pre-Orders, $2.4 Billion Pipeline: Inside Europe's Newest Humanoid Robot Unicorn". Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- 1 2 Khollam, Aamir (5 February 2026). "Video: Humanoid unveils single AI brain system designed to run humanoid robot fleets". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Malayil, Jijo (16 January 2026). "Video: Humanoid robot completes live Siemens logistics trial at 60 totes an hour". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled". Humanoid. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ B., Kate (27 July 2026). "Humanoid targets manufacturing expansion after $152M Series A funding". Australian Manufacturing. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- 1 2 "Humanoid Deploys NVIDIA Technologies to Power Advanced Humanoid Robots". Humanoid. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid says KinetIQ Ascend reinforcement learning approaches human-level dexterity". The Robot Report. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid Expands Collaboration with NVIDIA to Power Its Next Generation of Humanoid Robots". Humanoid. 21 October 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "AI 100: The most promising artificial intelligence startups of 2026". CB Insights. 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Humanoid". Inc. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Sifted AI 100 (2025)". Sifted. 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Cullen, Patricia (7 March 2026). "UK100 Start-Ups: Humanoid". Entrepreneur UK. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "AI and technology solutions: World Changing Ideas 2026". Fast Company. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- provide significant coverage: discuss the subject in detail, not just brief mentions or routine announcements and
- are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight and
- are independent: not connected to the subject, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.
Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia.