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HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Wheeled industrial humanoid robot (also bipedal variant). 179cm tall, 29 DOF, 15kg bimanual payload (bipedal) / 8kg (wheeled). KinetIQ AI platform. NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX + Intel i9. 3-hour swappable battery. 20,500 pre-orders. 6 POCs completed at Siemens, Ford, Bosch, SAP/Martur Fompak. Schaeffler deployment agreement for thousands of units by 2032.

HMND 01 by Humanoid · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

Track HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

HMND 01 Alpha at Ford Innovation Centre Cologne. Tote handling for kitting and dual-arm manipulation of large metal car body parts. 8kg payloads.

Safety record

No incidents on record for HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-14
Model
HMND 01
Company
Humanoid
Location
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Status
pilot
First seen
2026-01-20
ID
1334ab7e-cfcb-4a28-8faa-dc9541daf3e9

Timeline

  1. Jan 2026
    First recorded
    HMND 01 first documented operating at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://thehumanoid.ai/category/news/ · 2026-01-20
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Common questions

What is the HMND 01 deployment at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
HMND 01, built by Humanoid, is recorded as a deployment at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the DEPLOY registry. Humanoid operates the deployment directly.
Who operates HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
Humanoid, the manufacturer of HMND 01, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the HMND 01 deployment at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 20, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the HMND 01 deployment at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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