Bosch has announced an agreement with UK-based AI and robotics company Humanoid to scale the production of humanoid robots.
The agreement follows the successful completion of a joint proof of concept (POC) where Humanoid’s platform demonstrated full capability in a complex industrial workflow.
The POC focused on an intralogistics use case: HMND 01 robots autonomously transferred boxes from a conveyor to a trolley in Bosch’s dynamic logistics environment in Bühl, Germany.
This involved handling 5 different box sizes across multiple footprints, heights and varying weights.
The project’s goals included developing advanced scanning and handling capabilities, managing inputs from multiple conveyors, and demonstrating system adaptability in dynamic environments.
Orchestrated through KinetIQ, Humanoid’s proprietary AI framework, the POC achieved its objectives, confirming both the technical readiness and scalability of the approach.
Following these results, Humanoid and Bosch have entered into a manufacturing agreement to support the production of HMND 01 humanoid robots for the European market.
Under the agreement, Bosch will serve as Humanoid’s contract manufacturing partner, while also providing strategic oversight and technical expertise through a structured Design for Excellence (DfX) framework spanning hardware design, production, supply chain, and cost optimization.
Founder and CEO of Humanoid, Artem Sokolov, said: “For Humanoid, this agreement is a critical step in our roadmap, bridging the gap between POC validation and large-scale deployment.
“Our goal has always been to shorten the path between innovation and real-world integration, and this agreement reflects that approach.
“Together with Bosch, as a strong strategic manufacturing partner, we are committed to bringing humanoid robots into industrial settings, scaling their deployment, and accelerating adoption across logistics, manufacturing, and beyond.”
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