Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd) · industrial humanoid
HMND 01
wheeled Alpha
Modular UK humanoid first teased in a February 2025 video; the Alpha prototype was shown on a wheeled base later in 2025, which the firm says gets most of its engineering effort. Specs are company claims.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 175 cmTaller than 73%
- Weight
- 70 kgHeavier than 60%
- Payload
- 15 kgCarries more than 60%
- Speed
- 5.4 km/hFaster than 53%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 45%
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Why it matters
Leading UK-built general-purpose humanoid.
Real-world use
Industrial pilots targeted; company aims for a fully certified product by late 2027.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd)Company · founded 2024 · London, United Kingdom$152M Series A at $1.35B valuation (July 2026, per company-cited Reuters/Forbes reports).
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
HMND 01 (wheeled Alpha) is taller than 73% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HMND 01 (wheeled Alpha) is heavier than 60% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HMND 01 (wheeled Alpha) is faster than 53% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HMND 01 (wheeled Alpha) carries more than 60% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HMND 01 (wheeled Alpha) runs longer than 45% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: joints, price.
What it has been shown doing
3 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Pick & sortdestacks totes and places them on a conveyor at Siemens' Erlangen plant, 60 moves/hour, >90% success · Jan 2026 · therobotreport.com
- Works on sitetwo-week trial at Siemens Erlangen, completed a full 8-hour shift · Jan 2026 · thenextweb.com
- Runs on its ownover eight hours of autonomous tote handling · Jan 2026 · thenextweb.com
Not shown yet:AssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarry
Public attention
#12 of 377 current humanoids in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 4 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 3 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- Actuators & motors
- High-torque actuators (no figures);
- Hands
- Modular end effectors chosen per job; works from ground level to 1.5 m with 1.5 m reach.
- Sensors & vision
- Not itemised for the wheeled version.
- Compute
- NVIDIA compute;
- Battery & power
- About 4 hours per charge.
- Materials & build
- Interchangeable protective garments; modular upper/lower body.
- AI & software
- KinetIQ four-layer stack: System 3 fleet coordinator, System 2 VLM reasoning, System 1 proprietary VLA, System 0 whole-body controller.
- Other details
- 29 DoF excluding end effectors; 15 kg payload (next version 20 kg); some core tasks at about 80% of human speed and success (reported).
Lineage
Every Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd) humanoid in order.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- Join the waitlist
- Sold or delivered
- Pre-orders and deployment deals; 34,000 pre-orders reported in September 2026 (company-reported via Forbes).
- Where it is sold or used
- United Kingdom, Germany, Europe
- Customers and pilots
- Schaeffler (at least 1,000 robots reported), Bosch, Siemens; SAP and Martur Fompak automotive logistics proof of concept
Where it works
3 reported deployments.
- Ordered
Schaeffler · Schaeffler Herzogenaurach · Herzogenaurach · since 2026-12
Schaeffler plans to start box handling with Humanoid's wheeled robots at Herzogenaurach from December 2026. Up to 1,000-2,000 robots across Schaeffler sites by 2032 (company estimate); model not specified DC Velocity
- Ordered
Schaeffler · Schaeffler Schweinfurt · Schweinfurt · since 2026-12
Schaeffler's Schweinfurt site will test near-full-scale operation of Humanoid's wheeled robots from December 2026. Initial phase December 2026 to June 2027; model not specified DC Velocity
- Trial ended
Siemens · Siemens Electronics Factory Erlangen · Erlangen
A wheeled HMND 01 Alpha spent a two-week proof of concept moving totes from a stack to a conveyor for workers, reaching 60 tote moves an hour. The Robot Report
News
The latest 4, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- 34,000 pre-orders and $2.4B pipeline reported
Humanoid's press list cites Forbes on its pre-order book (company-reported figures).
Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd) - $152M Series A at $1.35B valuation
Humanoid's press list cites Reuters and Forbes on the round.
Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd) - Schaeffler deal for up to 2,000 robots
Humanoid's press list cites Reuters on robots for Schaeffler plants.
Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd) - HMND 01 unveiled
Humanoid revealed its first robot with 15 kg payload and about 4 hours runtime.
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Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | HMND 01 (wheeled Alpha)Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd) |  REX G1RoboScienceSame jobs: logistics, industrial · Both on wheels · Both in development · Similar size |  NAMI (NAMY)NeuromekaSame jobs: retail, industrial · Both on wheels · Both in development · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useNexoGalaxea Dynamics (星海图)Same jobs: logistics, industrial · Both on wheels · Both in development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-02-12 | 2026-08-17 | 2025-09-30 | 2026-08-21 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | 175 cm | 170 cm | 177 cm | — |
| Weight | 70 kg | — | — | — |
| Joints | — | 22 | 21 | 30 |
| Speed | 5.4 km/h | — | 3.6 km/h | — |
| Payload | 15 kg | 10 kg | 5 kg | 20 kg |
| Battery | 4 h | 4 h | 8 h | 8 h |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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