UK-based AI and robotics company Humanoid has, with SAP and Martur Fompak, has completed a proof of concept in a live production logistics environment.
The project tested the HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled robot in a working production facility and set clear benchmarks for future deployment.
The POC focused on a real-world logistics picking workflow. During the project, the HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled robot received task instructions from the SAP AI agent, autonomously navigated to the designated pallet, retrieved a KLT box, and delivered it to a trolley.
The robot then repeated the cycle as part of the fulfilment flow, showing its ability to integrate into existing warehouse operations.
The POC was powered by Humanoid’s proprietary KinetIQ AI stack, a four-layer AI framework for end-to-end orchestration of humanoid robot fleets across different environments.
HMND 01 robots operated as a flexible fleet, directly tasked through SAP Business AI as autonomous agents, allowing the fleet to be instantly reallocated as production demands shifted.
This orchestration layer ensured the robots were highly available, adaptable, and flexible.
The project ran from January to February 2026 and followed a structured rollout plan: physical twin development, in-house testing, site preparation, and on-site deployment, including setup, training, optimisation, and stakeholder demos.
SAP SE head of AI & robotics, Dr. Lukasz Ostrowski, said: “Embodied Joule represents a fundamental shift in how robots understand and respond to business needs.
“This proof of concept in the manufacturing industry allows us to demonstrate how humanoid robots can act as extensions of an organisation’s operations by providing business context awareness and integration with existing workflows.”
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