Modularity

In humanoid robotics, modularity means building systems from swappable components: arms, sensors, actuators, and even control stacks. This speeds up iteration, simplifies maintenance, and makes it easier to scale designs across platforms.

Modular hardware allows teams to test new gaits, hand designs, or actuator types without rebuilding the entire robot. On the software side, graph-based planners, microservices, and ROS 2 nodes enable targeted upgrades and more robust debugging.Whether in hardware or software, modularity helps robots evolve faster. For Humanoid, modularity is a key design principle: HMND 01 robots are designed with a modular hardware and software architecture. HMND 01 robots feature modular lower bodies and end-effectors, allowing teams to adapt locomotion and manipulation to different tasks and reduce cost across deployments.