SHAPING TOMORROW
Our visionary path towards a future where robots amplify human potential
SHAPING TOMORROW
Our visionary path towards a future where robots amplify human potential
OUR VISION
In a world where artificial intelligence opens new horizons, our faith in its potential unveils a future in which humans and machines together build a new history filled with knowledge, inspiration, and incredible discoveries.
OUR MISSION
We strive to create the world’s leading, commercially scalable, safe, and advanced humanoid robots that seamlessly integrate into daily life and amplify human capacity.
OUR VISION
In a world where artificial intelligence opens new horizons, our faith in its potential unveils a future in which humans and machines together build a new history filled with knowledge, inspiration, and incredible discoveries.
OUR MISSION
We strive to create the world’s leading, commercially scalable, safe, and advanced humanoid robots that seamlessly integrate into daily life and amplify human capacity.
Our Story
What inspired Humanoid Founder Artem Sokolov to build a different kind of robotics company?
From a young age, Humanoid founder Artem Sokolov observed the repetitive and monotonous work of his grandparents, who worked their entire lives in jewellery production. Even as a child, he found these working conditions unfair. Years later, millions of similar jobs still exist. Artem believes that robots can free people from routine and repetitive tasks, allowing them to engage in more creative and meaningful work. These beliefs inspired him to focus on developing humanoid robots to improve working conditions, transform economies, and empower individuals.
The Challenge
The global workforce is decreasing, ageing and moving away from undesirable, unsafe, and repetitive tasks
The global workforce is facing an unprecedented crisis: across developed nations, millions of essential jobs remain unfilled, with the U.S. alone experiencing a gap of two million workers and Europe facing a similar shortfall. This shortage particularly impacts critical sectors such as warehousing, manufacturing, retail, and transportation, where roles demand physical mobility and dexterity that exceed the capabilities of current automation technologies.
This challenge is amplified by demographic shifts, as birth rates decline and populations age rapidly across developed countries. According to WHO projections, the working-age population is expected to shrink from 65% to 58% of the global population by 2050. To sustain productivity and economic growth, industries must adopt innovative solutions.
The Opportunity
The global market for humanoid robots is still in its infancy, representing only a fraction of the $72 billion total robotics market. However, it is growing rapidly at an annual rate of over 20% (McKinsey). According to Goldman Sachs, the total addressable market for humanoid robots is projected to reach $38 billion globally by 2035, driven by acute labor shortages and demographic pressures across developed economies.
Morgan Stanley’ presents an even more ambitious outlook: the humanoid population can grow to 8 million units by 2040, translating to a $357 billion wage impact. This growth trajectory indicates that humanoid robotics could transform a significant portion of the $30 trillion global human labor market, which currently accounts for 30% of worldwide GDP.
The potential of humanoid robots is enormous, and we identify three significant business opportunities for in the long run
2027 — Physical tasks
By 2027, robots will transform manual jobs in manufacturing, warehouses, logistics, and retail, focusing on repetitive, dangerous, and mundane tasks. This shift offers an opportunity to elevate productivity and improve living standards.
2030 — Service
By 2030, services will dominate the global economy, accounting for 70-80% of economic activity. With 1.4 billion people aged over 60 years, humanoid robots will become critical contributors to the workforce, reducing labor costs, boosting productivity, and providing support to an aging global population.
2035 — Households
By 2035, robots will revolutionize everyday life across 3.5 billion households, efficiently managing routine chores and providing comprehensive home care. These intelligent machines will assist the aging population with daily tasks, offering critical support and companionship.
Why Now?
Despite a longstanding interest in humanoid robots, technical limitations and high costs have historically confined their practical applications to experimental and promotional efforts. Today, converging advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence are creating a transformative moment. Rapidly improving hardware and AI capabilities are enabling the development of machines that can think, move, and interact with unprecedented human-like precision.
In the near future, humanoid robots will not only address critical global labor shortages but also enhance human well-being by taking on dangerous, repetitive, or complex tasks across various sectors. This technological evolution represents more than incremental progress—it signals a fundamental reimagining of work, productivity, and human-machine collaboration.
The Robotics ChatGPT Moment: A Paradigm Shift
Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) have significantly advanced the robotics field, revolutionizing the way physical machines acquire knowledge and skills (“learn”). Specifically, multi-modal models (MMM) are driving innovation in robotics.
Intelligent Learning through Observation and Imitation
Coupled with increasing computing power, AI advancements enable robots to observe and imitate behaviors in both the physical and virtual worlds, connected through natural language and iterated in data centers.
Collective Intelligence: The Cybernetic Learning Frontier
Emerging cybernetic collective learning, where robots share knowledge through neural networks and cloud platforms, accelerates collective intelligence, driving rapid and exponential advancements in technological understanding.
Demographic Shifts and Labor Shortages Propel Robotics Adoption
Labour shortage and demographic trends increase the commercial relevance and paths of robotics adoption (and economic payback period) across a broad range of industries.
The Solution
We proudly bear the name Humanoid, reflecting our belief that general-purpose humanoid robots are the optimal path forward. This conviction stems from a fundamental insight: the world is already designed for humans, making it naturally suited for humanoids. Moreover, because they have a similar body shape to ours, we have more data to train them compared to other types of robots.
The human form offers unparalleled versatility, mirroring our ability to perform countless tasks using hands, tools, and intricate movements. Unlike specialized robotic systems—such as 6-axis industrial robots or collaborative robots—humanoid robots can adapt to complex, nuanced tasks that demand advanced dexterity and cognitive flexibility. Where traditional robots require significant workspace redesign and investment, humanoid robots effortlessly integrate into existing environments.
Key Advantages of Humanoid Robots
- Seamless integration into human-designed environments.
- Modular form factor enabling multi-task performance.
- Compatibility with existing tools and automation solutions.
- Ability to automate medium to high-precision tasks beyond industrial robot limitations.
- Exceptional adaptability and easy task repurposing.
- Inherent safety design prioritizing human-robot interaction.
Our Approach
We strategically focus on labor-intensive operations that current automation technologies cannot effectively address by developing a general-purpose humanoid robot. In industrial settings, tasks like pick-and-place, assembly with simple tools, and visual inspections represent the most common yet challenging operations. Despite technological advancements, existing automation solutions still require substantial human intervention for repetitive tasks.
The scale of opportunity is significant: only 20% of material moving operations are currently automated within the $90 trillion global industry. Our initial focus sectors — retail, e-commerce, third-party logistics (3PL), manufacturing, and automotive — represent a massive workforce of 250 million workers and $12 trillion in annual payroll. By introducing humanoid robots capable of seamlessly performing these critical tasks, we aim to revolutionize industrial productivity and efficiency.
How can we achieve this? Our team is dedicated to developing groundbreaking technologies and building the essential capabilities needed to create the world’s most advanced, reliable, commercially scalable, and safe humanoid robots.
01. Highly efficient manipulation
Featuring high-torque, high-speed actuators, advanced mechanical design and our cutting-edge end-to-end AI for environment perception and object manipulation, HMND 01 achieves human-level or higher manipulation speeds for complex tasks, improving efficiency of various application scenarios.
02. Advanced motion control
By combining our robots’ innovative mechanical design with Humanoid’s leading self-developed model-based and learning-based Locomotion Control and Whole-Body Control, we can achieve walking speeds up to 1.5m/s (5.4 km/h). The robustness and precision of our control systems enable our robots to navigate confined spaces with speed and accuracy.
03. Modularity
To ensure adaptability across different use cases and industrial application scenarios, HMND 01’s hardware and software are designed using modular concept. This allows it to incorporate different upper-body, lower-body, and end-effectors to better meet customer requirements and drive cost down by reducing nonessential hardware and software features.
04. Reliability & Low TCO
By prioritizing hardware and software stability as core design principles, HMND 01 delivers industrial-grade robustness within the use case environments, increases reliability in task performance, reduces the need for frequent maintenance, and offers a low total cost of ownership (TCO) suitable for mass commercialization.
05. Functional Customizability
HMND 01 features a wide range of exchangeable garments that protect its systems and the environment by minimizing contamination and collision effects. These garments also enable the robot to take on different identities tailored to the requirements of each use case, allowing it to fully adapt to its environment.
BUILDING BEST-IN-CLASS TEAM OF INNOVATORS
Learn more about our core values, current team and open positions here