Humanoid completes HMND 01 automotive POC at Ford Innovation Centre
Humanoid completed a factory proof of concept at Ford's Innovation Centre in Cologne using HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled for tote handling and dual-arm manipulation.
Evidence notes
- HMND 01 autonomously moved eight-kilogram totes between workstations.
- The tested pick-and-place workflow reached 97% reliability and 83 units per hour against a target of 50.
- The robot also completed one hour of uninterrupted operation, twice the stated test target.
Company context
Humanoid is a UK robotics company developing the wheeled and bipedal HMND 01 platforms and the KinetIQ AI framework. The wheeled Alpha has completed industrial proofs of concept with Siemens, Ford, SAP, Martur Fompak, Bosch and Schaeffler. Bosch is its contract-manufacturing partner, and Schaeffler has agreed a phased four-digit deployment by 2032.