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Humanoid

UK-based humanoid robotics company, legal entity SKL Robotics Ltd., developing general-purpose industrial mobile manipulators. Founded in 2024 by CEO Artem Sokolov with $50 million in founder-led capital. The company's flagship product is the HMND 01 Alpha, a dual-armed mobile manipulator available in wheeled and bipedal configurations, designed for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing applications. Humanoid describes the HMND 01 Alpha as the UK's first industrial humanoid robot. The company operates a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model and signed a binding phased deployment agreement with Schaeffler Group in 2026 to roll out a four-digit number of wheeled units across Schaeffler's global production network by 2032. Schaeffler also became a preferred actuator supplier to Humanoid, covering over 50 percent of joint requirements through 2031.

Based in London, United Kingdom · Founded 2024 · 1 model on record

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HQ
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2024
ID
923d02ff-48f1-4382-b67c-891b373d464c

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Models (1)

Operator customers (1)

Sources (2)

  1. U.K.-based startup Humanoid unveils HMND 01 Alpha mobile manipulator · https://www.therobotreport.com/u-k-based-startup-humanoid-unveils-hmnd-01-alpha-mobile-manipulator/ · 2025-09-18
  2. Scale at Speed: Humanoid and Schaeffler Move to Massive Multi-Thousand Unit Rollout · https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/scale-at-speed-humanoid-and-schaeffler-move-to-massive-multi-thousand-unit-rollout · 2026-05-14

Common questions

What is Humanoid?
UK-based humanoid robotics company, legal entity SKL Robotics Ltd., developing general-purpose industrial mobile manipulators. Founded in 2024 by CEO Artem Sokolov with $50 million in founder-led capital. The company's flagship product is the HMND 01 Alpha, a dual-armed mobile manipulator available in wheeled and bipedal configurations, designed for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing applications. Humanoid describes the HMND 01 Alpha as the UK's first industrial humanoid robot. The company operates a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model and signed a binding phased deployment agreement with Schaeffler Group in 2026 to roll out a four-digit number of wheeled units across Schaeffler's global production network by 2032. Schaeffler also became a preferred actuator supplier to Humanoid, covering over 50 percent of joint requirements through 2031.
Where is Humanoid based?
Humanoid is based in London, United Kingdom.
When was Humanoid founded?
Humanoid was founded in 2024.
What does Humanoid make?
Humanoid has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: HMND 01 Alpha (Humanoid builds physical robots).
Where does Humanoid operate robots?
Humanoid is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-12

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Last reviewed 2026-06-12

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