Siemens x Humanoid

Siemens AG (XETRA: SIE) is a German multinational technology company focused on industry, energy, and healthcare. [Siemens digital industries](/companies/siemens-digital-industries) develops factory automation, industrial robotics, and digital twin technology. Next47 is Siemens' venture capital arm investing in deep tech and industrial AI startups.

UK-based humanoid robotics company, legal entity SKL Robotics Ltd., developing general-purpose industrial mobile manipulators. Founded in 2024 by CEO Artem Sokolov with $50 million in founder-led capital. The company's flagship product is the HMND 01 Alpha, a dual-armed mobile manipulator available in wheeled and bipedal configurations, designed for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing applications. Humanoid describes the HMND 01 Alpha as the UK's first industrial humanoid robot. The company operates a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model and signed a binding phased deployment agreement with [Schaeffler group](/companies/schaeffler) in 2026 to roll out a four-digit number of wheeled units across Schaeffler's global production network by 2032. Schaeffler also became a preferred actuator supplier to Humanoid, covering over 50 percent of joint requirements through 2031.