# Calvin-40 at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France: deployment

Canonical ID: `adb3e0c8-1911-4ba4-9b85-1ab055d7d7c2`

One [Calvin-40](/models/wandercraft-calvin-40.md) 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](/companies/renault-group.md) co-developed the robot with [Wandercraft](/companies/wandercraft.md) 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

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-09-15_

- **Slug:** wandercraft-calvin-40-renault-douai
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Calvin-40](/models/wandercraft-calvin-40.md) (id: `36a7a629-975d-42ab-9752-4934cc50b0ef`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Wandercraft](/companies/wandercraft.md) (id: `1942437f-dbb8-4059-9dcb-6b87817b7950`)
- **Location:** [Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France](/locations/douai-france/renault-douai-france.md) (id: `1b992c9f-f729-49ec-b7d9-0b0950a3e44e`)
- **Operator:** [Renault Group](/companies/renault-group.md) (id: `c925b373-badd-411c-bb43-7d6cf6ae84de`)
- **First seen:** 2025-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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/

## Verified answers

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

## 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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