Robot model
HMND 01 Alpha
Dual-armed mobile manipulator designed for industrial logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing tasks.
Overview
Dual-armed mobile manipulator designed for industrial logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing tasks. Available in wheeled (industrial deployment) and bipedal configurations. At 220 cm tall, the HMND 01 Alpha has a bimanual payload of up to 15 kg, a top speed of 7.2 kph, and 29 active degrees of freedom excluding end-effectors.
Interchangeable end-effectors include a 12-DoF five-fingered hand and a 1-DoF parallel gripper. Onboard sensing includes 360-degree RGB cameras and two depth sensors. Managed via the company's KinetIQ fleet management framework.
Unveiled by Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd.) in September 2025 as the UK's first industrial humanoid robot. Beta version scheduled for Q3 2026; commercial RaaS deployment at Schaeffler starts December 2026.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
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Data & sources
Press releases
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3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for HMND 01 Alpha. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- HMND 01 Alpha at Schweinfurtannounced
HMND 01 Alpha wheeled humanoid robot deployed at Schaeffler Group's Schweinfurt production facility in Bavaria, Germany, under the same binding phased RaaS agreement covering Herzogenaurach. Schweinfurt is Schaeffler's…
- HMND 01 Alpha at Herzogenaurachannounced
HMND 01 Alpha wheeled humanoid robot deployed at Schaeffler Group's Herzogenaurach production facility, Germany, under a binding phased RaaS agreement announced May 2026. Herzogenaurach is Schaeffler's headquarters…
HMND 01 Alpha on the deployment map
Where HMND 01 Alpha 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.
- Price point recordedJun 17, 2026
Not announced
- Record createdJun 11, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 14, 2026
at Schweinfurt
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 14, 2026
at Herzogenaurach
Safety record
No incidents on record for HMND 01 Alpha.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
- U.K.-based startup Humanoid unveils HMND 01 Alpha mobile manipulator · https://www.therobotreport.com/u-k-based-startup-humanoid-unveils-hmnd-01-alpha-mobile-manipulator/ · 2025-09-18
- Humanoid Unveils the UK's First Humanoid Robot For Industrial Use · https://thehumanoid.ai/humanoid-unveils-the-uks-first-humanoid-robot-for-industrial-use/ · 2025-09-18
- https://robozaps.com/products/hmnd-01
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
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High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
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- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for HMND 01 Alpha.Recent coverage
HMND 01 Alpha in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning HMND 01 Alpha from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/humanoid-hmnd-01-alpha.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/6e121718-c99f-4708-90ac-3e160baad119
- Revision history: /models/humanoid-hmnd-01-alpha/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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Reality vs attention
HMND 01 Alpha draws attention at the 94th percentile but verifies reality at the 66th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +27.6, 13th widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 27, 2026