The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies PNDbotics: 1 model. 4 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
PNDbotics is a Korean robotics company building general-purpose Humanoid robots including the Adam series, along with modular components and a fully developed software platform for developers. Backed by 15 years of experience and its PND Intelligent Manufacturing Center (PND-IMC), the company debuted Adam Series robots in Seoul.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
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Every company PNDbotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
PNDbotics on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Geordie Rose Co-founder & CEOreported, not verified
ArrivalsGeordie Rose from Sanctuary AI
DeparturesGeordie Rose to Sanctuary AI
Founders (1)
- Geordie Rosecofounder
previously at Sanctuary AI
Safety record
No incidents on record for PNDbotics.
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 →
Recent coverage
PNDbotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every PNDbotics 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%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgiBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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
2 total · 2 operating
Every company PNDbotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- pndbotics x awswithAWS976technology—operating
- pndbotics x nvidiawithNVIDIA1108technology—operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in PNDbotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
DepartureGeordie Rose departs
2026-08-23Geordie Rose left to join Sanctuary AI
ArrivalGeordie Rose joins
2026-08-23Geordie Rose joined from Sanctuary AI
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
PNDbotics Adam stair climbing
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
- https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/from-lab-to-pavement-pndbotics-adam-humanoid-demonstrates-real-world-stair-navigation
- https://news.metal.com/newscontent/103540099/Tianyong-Engineering-partners-with-PNDBotics-to-accelerate-humanoid-robot-deployment-in-China
- https://newatlas.com/ai-humanoids/pndbotics-adam-humanoid-robot/
- https://humanoid.guide/product/adamsp/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for PNDbotics.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 PNDbotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
PNDbotics — General Purpose Humanoid Robot Adam
PNDbotics builds Adam, a general-purpose humanoid robot with modular components and a software platform for developers. Adam successfully climbed a 3-foot-high box, demonstrating…
PNDbotics in partnership with Noitom Robotics and Inspire Robots
PNDbotics partners with Noitom Robotics and Inspire Robots to launch its humanoid robot platform, founded July 1, 2003 in San Carlos, CA.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pndbotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pndbotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5d25a7bf-79a0-4884-937c-37d791f7aec8
- Revision history: /companies/pndbotics/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
Whole-body Humanoid Robot Locomotion with Human Reference. arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18294 Qiang Zhang1,∗, Peter Cui2,∗, David Yan2, Jingkai Sun1, Y
PNDbotics made a stunning debut at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) with the first-ever joint appearance of our full-sized humanoid robo
Today, we present the world's first demo video of a full - size robot taking on the challenging Charleston dance. • 41 Degrees of Freedom (DOF): Enabling highl
People are more likely to trust a robot that looks more like a person, which could be dangerous. Stay tuned for additional updates on the following topics: crim
Precision Engineering for the AI Era. Explore the capabilities of PNDBotics (available via Robotopian), where advanced motion control meets human-centric intera
✨ In this video, we see the PNDBotics Adam humanoid robot climbing real outdoor stairs without any safety net or support. This demonstration highlights the rob
Heat Index
Serious58/100
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
PNDbotics draws attention at the 28th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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 3, 2026