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Calvin-40

humanoidpilotby Wandercraft

Headless industrial humanoid from Wandercraft, built on the self-balancing dynamic-gait control stack the company spent 12 years developing for medical…

Track Calvin-40
Manufacturer
Wandercraft
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
wandercraft.eu ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Calvin-40, a humanoid by Wandercraft (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 6 sources back the record.

Appears inManufacturing robots

Overview

Headless industrial humanoid from 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 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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

Role (company-stated)

Heavy lifting and repetitive work in existing facilities, without infrastructure changes.

Safety (company-claimed)

A certifiable safety system for use without physical barriers and a target failure rate below 1 in 1,000, built on its exoskeleton platform.

Renault Douai pilot (customer-reported, Jun 2026)

Being tested at Renault's Douai plant grabbing tires two at a time, roughly 30 kg at once.

Payload (customer-stated)

Carries 40 to 50 kg, versus 3 to 10 kg for most robots on the market, per Renault Group.

Renault roadmap (customer-stated)

About ten robots by end of 2026, then 350 in French and Spanish factories by end of 2027. A roadmap, not a fleet count.

Renault partnership

A strategic partnership with Wandercraft that followed an October 2024 Cap Digital meeting.

First series delivery (company-stated)

Expected in H1 2027.

Specs

Form

headless humanoid, no head or face; LED status lights

Tasks

part handling, flow logistics (boxes, crates, parcels, tires, panels, carts), picking and kitting, assembly and machine tending

Naming

Calvin is named after Susan Calvin, the robopsychologist in Isaac Asimov's fiction, per Renault Group

Control

full-body control algorithm that auto-adapts to the load, inherited from the Atalante exoskeleton balance stack

Sensing

waist-mounted RGBD camera; inertial measurement units in each limb; force sensors under the feet

Availability

first series delivery expected H1 2027, per Wandercraft

End effectors

swappable: suction cups, grippers, or dexterous hands

Not disclosed

height, mass, degrees of freedom, battery runtime and price are not stated by Wandercraft or Renault; figures circulating on aggregator sites are uncorroborated and disagree with each other

Compute stated

NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform with the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1 foundation model, per Wandercraft's Series D announcement

Safety claimed

certifiable safety system intended to allow operation among people without physical barriers

Payload claimed

40 to 50 kg, stated by Wandercraft and Renault Group

Efficiency claim

up to three times more cost efficient on repetitive workflows, manufacturer claim

Payload observed

about 30 kg in the two-tire handling task publicly described at Renault Douai

Reliability target

below 1 failure in 1,000, stated by Wandercraft as a target

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

5

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
Not publicly disclosed
Units in field
1 verified
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Calvin-40. 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 (1)

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Calvin-40 on the deployment map

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Recent activity

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Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Wandercraft

Wandercraft's own announcement film for Calvin-40, published alongside the Renault Group partnership on 5 June 2025. It shows the robot moving and handling loads; it is a manufacturer promotional film, not independent footage of production work.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Calvin-40.

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

Sources (6)

  1. Calvin-40 · https://www.wandercraft.eu/calvin
  2. Calvin, a new-generation robot is born · https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/magazine/technology/calvin-a-new-generation-robot-is-born/
  3. Wandercraft unveils Calvin, new industrial humanoid, and Renault partnership · https://www.therobotreport.com/wandercraft-unveils-new-industrial-humanoid-renault/
  4. Wandercraft announces Series D Round, bringing $75M in total funding secured · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/06/11/3097632/0/en/Wandercraft-announces-Series-D-Round-bringing-75M-in-total-funding-secured-for-global-acceleration-of-AI-powered-robotics.html
  5. Wandercraft Secures 12 Calvin-40 Customers · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/04/3356576/0/en/wandercraft-secures-12-calvin-40-customers-as-it-accelerates-commercial-dominance-in-industrial-humanoids.html
  6. Wandercraft Calvin at Renault: 30 kg Trial vs 350-Robot Target · https://physicalailab.io/en/wandercraft-calvin-renault-factory-trial/

Mentioned on (3)

Registry pages whose text names Calvin-40.

Companies (1)

Wandercraft

Common questions

What is Calvin-40?
Headless industrial humanoid from 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 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.
How much does Calvin-40 cost?
Calvin-40's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Calvin-40 from Wandercraft. 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 Calvin-40 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Calvin-40 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 Calvin-40?
Calvin-40 is made by Wandercraft, based in Paris, France, founded in 2012.
Where is Calvin-40 deployed?
1 verified deployment of Calvin-40 is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France.
Can you buy Calvin-40?
Calvin-40 is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Calvin-40?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Calvin-40 include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.
How does Calvin-40 compare to Walker S2?
Calvin-40 and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Calvin-40 has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Calvin-40 a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Calvin-40 ranks in roughly the top 42% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is Calvin-40's maturity stage?
Calvin-40 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 Calvin-40 safe?
Calvin-40 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 · 6 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

5
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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

Methodology surface for Calvin-40.

Recent coverage

Calvin-40 in third-party press

Wandercraft Secures 12 Calvin-40 Customers as It Accelerates Commercial Dominance in Industrial Humanoids

Sep 4, 2026

Renault-Backed Wandercraft Seeks €100 Million in New Funding

Sep 2, 2026

Renault to use humanoid robots for logistics, heavy tasks in factories

Mar 24, 2026