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Calvin-40 at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France

Headless industrial humanoid from [Wandercraft](/companies/wandercraft), built on the self-balancing dynamic-gait control stack the company spent 12 years developing for medical exoskeletons. Wandercraft says the first unit was assembled in 40 days, which is where the name comes from. It has no head: perception is a waist-mounted RGBD camera, with inertial measurement units in each limb and force sensors under the feet, and it signals its state with LED lights rather than a face.

Wandercraft and [Renault Group](/companies/renault-group) state a carrying capability of 40 to 50 kg, roughly double what Renault says conventional plant robots handle; the one task publicly described in service, two-tire handling at Renault's Douai plant, is reported at about 30 kg. Renault co-developed the robot and took a minority stake in June 2025.

DEPLOY holds Calvin-40 at pilot: Renault describes the Douai unit as being tested, Wandercraft's own site puts first series delivery in H1 2027, and the fleet figures in circulation (10 by end 2026, 350 by end 2027, 12 signed customers) are roadmap and order commitments rather than units at work.

Calvin-40 by Wandercraft · Operated by Renault Group · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

Track Calvin-40 at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France

One Calvin-40 works in the wheel workshop at Renault's Douai plant in northern France, the ElectriCity site that builds the Renault 5 E-Tech. Its job is tire handling: picking up and moving wheels, a repetitive lifting task Renault describes as among the most physically punishing on the line.

Renault Group co-developed the robot with Wandercraft rather than buying it off a shelf. Renault defines the functional need, Wandercraft supplies the technical solution, and Renault took a minority stake in the company in June 2025 alongside its Series D. Renault describes the Douai unit as being tested, and independent coverage puts the two-tire task at about 30 kg, below the 40 to 50 kg the two companies state as the robot's capability.

Renault's stated roadmap is about 10 robots running by the end of 2026 and 350 across its French and Spanish factories by the end of 2027. Those are targets, not installed units. DEPLOY records one unit at work here and counts nothing toward the roadmap until it is in service.

Key facts

Site
Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France, wheel workshop
Task
Tire and wheel handling on the Renault 5 E-Tech line
Units at work
1
Load in this task
About 30 kg, two tires
Operator
Renault Group, also a minority shareholder in Wandercraft
Roadmap, not installed
About 10 by end 2026; 350 across French and Spanish plants by end 2027

Safety record

No incidents on record for Calvin-40 at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-09-15
Model
Calvin-40
Company
Wandercraft
Location
Douai, France/Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France
Operator
Renault Group
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
1 unit
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2025-06-07
ID
adb3e0c8-1911-4ba4-9b85-1ab055d7d7c2

Timeline

  1. Jun 2025
    First recorded
    Calvin-40 first documented operating at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France.
  2. Sep 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 (3)

  1. Calvin, a new-generation robot is born · https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/magazine/technology/calvin-a-new-generation-robot-is-born/
  2. Wandercraft unveils Calvin, new industrial humanoid, and Renault partnership · https://www.therobotreport.com/wandercraft-unveils-new-industrial-humanoid-renault/
  3. Wandercraft Calvin at Renault: 30 kg Trial vs 350-Robot Target · https://physicalailab.io/en/wandercraft-calvin-renault-factory-trial/
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-15

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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Methodology surface for Calvin-40 at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France.

Common questions

What is the Calvin-40 deployment at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France?
Calvin-40, built by Wandercraft, is recorded as a deployment at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France on the DEPLOY registry. Renault Group operates the deployment.
Who operates Calvin-40 at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France?
Renault Group operates this deployment as a customer of Wandercraft, the manufacturer of Calvin-40.
When did the Calvin-40 deployment at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 7, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Calvin-40 deployment at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France?
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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