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HMND 01

Wheeled industrial humanoid robot (also bipedal variant).

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

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies HMND 01, a humanoid by Humanoid (pilot): 5 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

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Pricing

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

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Deployments (5)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for HMND 01.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://thehumanoid.ai/humanoid-raises-152-million-at-1-35-billion-post-money-valuation-becoming-europes-first-pure-play-humanoid-robotics-unicorn/
  2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/07/21/humanoid-raises-152-million-at-135-billion-valuation-europes-newest-robot-unicorn/

Common questions

What is HMND 01?
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.
How much does HMND 01 cost?
HMND 01's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for HMND 01 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 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. HMND 01 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?
HMND 01 is made by Humanoid, based in London, UK, founded in 2024.
Where is HMND 01 deployed?
5 verified deployments of HMND 01 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany, Bühl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Can you buy HMND 01?
HMND 01 is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to HMND 01?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to HMND 01 include Walker S2, Digit, Apollo, HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled.
How does HMND 01 compare to Walker S2?
HMND 01 and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 17 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. HMND 01 has 5 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is HMND 01 a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, HMND 01 ranks in roughly the top 9% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is HMND 01's maturity stage?
HMND 01 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 safe?
HMND 01 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: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-14

Verification posture

Verified

Medium confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-established-publication
Established publication

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

Methodology surface for HMND 01.

Recent coverage

HMND 01 in third-party press

U.K.-based Humanoid secures $152M in Series A funding - The Robot Report

Jul 21, 2026

Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe’s Newest Robot Unicorn - Forbes

Jul 21, 2026

The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe’s Leading Humanoid Robots - Forbes

Jul 16, 2026