The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Humanoid: 1 model, 5 deployments across 1 region, $152.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, both wheeled and bipedal. Founded by Artem Sokolov in 2024, with offices in London, Boston, Vancouver, and San Diego. All robots run on KinetIQ, the company's proprietary four-layer AI framework for real-World deployment.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Humanoid has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Bosch1× joint
Most recent
- Humanoid AI x Bosch2026-07-21with Boschjust announced
Humanoid on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified May 2026. Explore where Humanoid's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedHMND 01 at Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany →Western Europe · verified May 2026
- announcedHMND 01 at Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany →Western Europe · verified May 2026
- pilotHMND 01 at Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany →Western Europe · verified Mar 2026
- pilotHMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany →Western Europe · verified Jan 2026
- pilotHMND 01 at Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany →Western Europe · verified Jan 2026
View the full Humanoid deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (11)
- Artem Sokolov Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Jarad Cannon Chief Technology Officersecondary-verified
- Sotirios Stasinopoulos Chief Product Officersecondary-verified
- Alina Kolpakova Chief Strategy Officersecondary-verified
- Jochen Rudat Chief Growth & Revenue Officersecondary-verified
- Thomas Shepherd Chief Operations Officersecondary-verified
- Ivan Zaitsev Chief Legal Officersecondary-verified
- Amol Hardikar Chief Financial Officersecondary-verified
- Boris Yangel Head of AISEC-verified
- Devin Billings Head of Core PlatformSEC-verified
- Hessam Maleki Head of LocomanipulationSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Artem Sokolovcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Humanoid.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Humanoid5 deployments
Recent coverage
Humanoid in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every Humanoid competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- Astribotdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Holiday Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Humanoiddirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Persona AIdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- RoboForcedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- THEKER Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $152.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Humanoid has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Humanoid AI x Bosch2026-07-21with Boschjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Bosch1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Humanoid AI x BoschwithBoschmanufacturing2026-07-21announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2026-07-21
$152M(reported) · $1.4B post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Humanoid’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2026-07-21Series A raising $152000000
PartnershipHumanoid AI x Bosch
2026-07-21London-based Humanoid raised 152M Series A at 1.35B valuation with Bosch signed as contract manufacturing partner for the HMND 01 wheeled humanoid robot platform with production capacity earmarked for up to 100000 units over five years.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 13, 2026
HMND 01 at Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 13, 2026
HMND 01 at Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 1, 2026
HMND 01 at Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 20, 2026
HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
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Methodology surface for Humanoid.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Humanoid from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
OpenAI confirms it will build its own humanoid robot
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ROBOTIS launches Open Humanoid GYM for sim to real training
ROBOTIS has launched Open Humanoid GYM, giving students a route to train full body behaviors in simulation and deploy them on its K1 humanoid. The post ROBOTIS launches Open…
RoboMIND humanoid dataset surpasses 20 million downloads
Beijing's RoboMIND dataset has reached a reported 20 million downloads, with 300,000 dual arm trajectories covering more than 700 real world tasks. The post RoboMIND humanoid…
Nscale, Figure Sign $3.5B Humanoid Robot Compute Deal
Insider Brief Nscale has signed a multi-year partnership with humanoid robotics company Figure that could deploy up to 100,000 Nvidia GPUs, with an initial $3.5 billion compute…
🤖Building Smart Robots Requires Massive Data. Where Do We Get It?
Investors are pouring billions into Chinese humanoid startups. This money is being used to buy data first.
Uber beats Waymo to London
PLUS: OpenAI 'will definitely' build humanoids
CJ Logistics deploys two humanoids on Olive Young packing line
CJ Logistics has put two dual arm humanoids on a live Olive Young packing line, inserting cushioning paper at a distribution center in Yongin, South Korea. The post CJ Logistics…
Zeroth Bridge Takes the Humanoid Robot into Developer Territory
Zeroth Bridge Takes the Humanoid Robot into Developer Territory Zeroth has opened global bookings for Bridge, an 88 cm humanoid robot weighing about 13 kg, but the hardware may be…
BOTZ vs KOID: Which Robotics ETF Is Better in 2026?
BOTZ and KOID answer two different investment questions inside the same robotics category. BOTZ, the Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF, covers the broad automation…
TPC Robotics unveils seven actuators for humanoid robots
TPC Robotics has released seven humanoid joint modules, while a separate ₩5 billion motor project will supply display manufacturing equipment in Vietnam. The post TPC Robotics…
The robot butler dream doesn’t have legs
The idea of humanoid robots running our homes has been the stuff of science fiction for years. But unlike hoverboards and self-tying sneakers, a robot housekeeper has never felt…
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/humanoid-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b0c8726b-45e2-4207-a86b-30d545312e96
- Revision history: /companies/humanoid-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Humanoid robots competed in various events on day one of the World Robot Games, with one even breaking Usain Bolt's world record in the 100 meter sprint. Mor
Watch live coverage of the final day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing where more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries are competing acr
Watch live coverage of the fourth day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing where more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries are competing ac
China has displayed its advancements in robotics and AI at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The event saw a robot named Lightning best Usain Bolt’s wo
China kicked off the 2026 World Robot Conference with companies showcasing the country’s expanding robotics industry. Organizers say around 3,000 products will
At the 2026 Beijing E-Town half marathon, robots were serviced at aid stations along the course. The key tasks were rapid battery swaps and cooling to keep the
The second edition of the World Humanoid Robot Games is underway in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 robots from over 600 teams across 16 countries taking p
What else can humanoid robots do? This was a glimpse into the future! Unitree travels from China to audition with his robots on America's Got Talent season 21
Biggest fails from the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in China #news #robots #china #innovation #technology #games The unfolding Second World Humanoid Robot
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A robot that burst into flames at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing was
8.64 seconds... Another record broken. 🔥🔥🔥 The 100 m large-size final at the second World Humanoid Robot Games. TianGong (Tien Kung) Ultra took the title i
Humanoid robots take center stage at the WORLD HUMANOID ROBOT GAMES, showcasing the latest advances in robotics and artificial intelligence through a series of
The second edition of the World Humanoid Robot Games is underway in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 robots from over 600 teams across 16 countries taking p
Check out the highlights of the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Read more about it on CNET.com Beijing’s ‘Robot Olympics’ Are Off and Runn
Bloomberg's Yvonne Man and David Ingles share their takes on how robots performed against humans at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. -------- M
China’s Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics developed a robot that can run faster than Olympian Usain Bolt. The robot’s name is “Tianzhuo.” #usainbo
The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games have begun. 666 teams from around the world are competing with more than 2,000 humanoid robots. ---------- Like this video?
This was one of the craziest humanoid robot events I’ve ever seen, with more than 2,000 robots competing in events including robot running, long jump, football,
A humanoid robot has completed a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, beating the world record set by sprinter Usain Bolt. Named Lightning, the machine attained a
Humanoid robots took to the track at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, producing chaotic and unexpected moments as robots raced, stumbled and collided.
Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot manufactured by Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics, or X-Humanoid, clocked 8.85 seconds in the 100m semifinal of th
ROBOTIS Open Humanoid GYM Project. OH! GYM! — An Open-Source Humanoid Development Program powered by AI Sapiens K1 and DYNAMIXEL. This video showcases the achi
The second World Humanoid Robot Games will kick off this weekend in Beijing, China, gathering tech companies and university groups from around the world to test
2026 Humanoid Robot Games Are INSANE! Welcome to the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, where the future of artificial intelligence, humanoid r
China’s Tiangong Omni robot won the 400-metre small-class final at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing—and captivated viewers with its viral “shy-loo
Welcome to the explosive countdown of the Top 10 Humanoid Robots dominating 2026—the year sci-fi finally crashes into reality! Super-smart AI fused with jaw-dro
China is surging ahead in the global robotics race in 2026! 🚀 In this Zoom Vantage deep dive, discover how China now boasts over 2 million operational industri
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Humanoid draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 79th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +18.2, 36th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 17.4M video views. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026