# HMND 01 at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `1334ab7e-cfcb-4a28-8faa-dc9541daf3e9`

[HMND 01](/models/humanoid-ai-hmnd-01.md) Alpha at Ford Innovation Centre Cologne. Tote handling for kitting and dual-arm manipulation of large metal car body parts. 8kg payloads.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** humanoid-ai-hmnd-01-cologne-north-rhine-westphalia-germany
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [HMND 01](/models/humanoid-ai-hmnd-01.md) (id: `806482b4-f855-4851-ae1b-8e3b1cf941f3`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Humanoid](/companies/humanoid-ai.md) (id: `b0c8726b-45e2-4207-a86b-30d545312e96`)
- **Location:** [Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany](/locations/cologne-north-rhine-westphalia-germany.md) (id: `709ea61c-b7a5-44b4-8d10-8fb895898b1b`)
- **First seen:** 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://thehumanoid.ai/category/news/ · 2026-01-20

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## 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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