Is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Who makes HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is made by Humanoid, based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2024.

Where is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled deployed?

5 verified deployments of HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany.

Can you buy HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

What are alternatives to HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled include Digit, Walker S2, Apollo, Unitree H2 Plus.

How does HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled compare to Digit?

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled and Digit (Agility Robotics · 8 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled has 5 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

What is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled's maturity stage?

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled safe?

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Robot model

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled

Wheeled industrial-grade humanoid robot.

Manufacturer: Humanoid
Form factor: humanoid
Maturity: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 5
Website: thehumanoid.ai ↗

Overview

Wheeled industrial-grade humanoid robot. 220cm tall, 29 active DOF, 7.2 km/h top speed, 15kg bimanual payload. 360-degree RGB cameras and dual depth sensors. Configurable end-effectors (12-DOF five-fingered hand or 1-DOF parallel gripper). Designed for bin picking, sorting, and materials handling in factory environments.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Verified deployments: 5 deployments on file
Sources on file: 4 sources, view all

Data & sources

News coverage

Web sources

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Deployments (5)

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanypilot
Ford Innovation Centre Cologne — pilot where HMND 01 moved totes and car parts.
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled at Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germanyannounced
Schaeffler Schweinfurt facility — phase one starts with 3-month capability demonstration and integration test, followed by 3 months on-site to validate stable continuous operation approaching full production scale.
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled at Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germanyannounced
Schaeffler Herzogenaurach facility — phase one of 1,000+ robot deployment deal (Dec 2026–Jun 2027).
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled at Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germanypilot
Bosch logistics facility — proof-of-concept where HMND 01 autonomously transferred boxes from conveyors to trolleys across 5 different sizes, weights and footprints.
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled at Erlangen, Bavaria, Germanypilot
Siemens electronics factory — HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled tested in logistics operations performing autonomous tote-handling tasks.

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled on the deployment map

Where HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJul 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment recordedMay 13, 2026
at Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
Deployment recordedMay 13, 2026
at Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany
Deployment recordedMar 1, 2026
at Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Deployment recordedJan 20, 2026
at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Safety record

No incidents on record for HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

Common questions

What is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?: Wheeled industrial-grade humanoid robot. 220cm tall, 29 active DOF, 7.2 km/h top speed, 15kg bimanual payload. 360-degree RGB cameras and dual depth sensors. Configurable end-effectors (12-DOF five-fingered hand or 1-DOF parallel gripper). Designed for bin picking, sorting, and materials handling in factory environments.
How much does HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled cost?: HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled from Humanoid. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled actually deployed in the real world?: Yes. HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?: HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is made by Humanoid, based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2024.
Where is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled deployed?: 5 verified deployments of HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany.
Can you buy HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?: HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled?: On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled include Digit, Walker S2, Apollo, Unitree H2 Plus.
How does HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled compare to Digit?: HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled and Digit (Agility Robotics · 8 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled has 5 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
What is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled's maturity stage?: HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled safe?: HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-18

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication
1: secondary-established-publication; Established publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.