London, The UK — January 15, 2026 — Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, and Siemens, a leading technology company, have successfully completed a proof of concept (POC) demonstrating the use of humanoid robots in industrial logistics. Humanoid’s HMND 01 wheeled Alpha robot was deployed in real operations at a Siemens facility, marking a significant step toward the deployment of humanoid robots in industrial settings. This successful POC is the first step in a broader partnership between the two companies to test and validate how humanoid robots can be used in real-world environments.

The POC focused on a tote-to-conveyor destacking task within Siemens’ logistics process. In this use case, the robot autonomously picked totes from a storage stack, transported them to a conveyor, and placed them at the designated pickup point for human operators. This sequence was repeated until the stack was fully empty, which demonstrated how humanoid robots can take on repetitive logistics tasks.

The POC was structured in two phases. The first one focused on in-house development and demonstration and has already been completed. During this stage, the Humanoid team built a physical twin to support testing, optimization, and rapid iteration throughout the POC. The second phase involved a two-week on-site deployment at the Siemens Electronics Factory in Erlangen, where partners assessed the robots in a real-world production environment.

This joint POC measured both performance and reliability of humanoid robots under autonomous operation. Target metrics were met in full and included a throughput of 60 tote moves per hour, operation with two different tote sizes, continuous autonomous task execution for more than 30 minutes, uptime exceeding 8 hours. The team also evaluated the POC’s success using the following indicators: overall pick and place success rate and autonomous pick and place success rate, both above 90%.

Humanoid and Siemens see this POC as a first step toward a long-term strategic collaboration — beyond the initial POC, the companies are open to expanding the scope and adding additional use cases. Partners also may progress toward a broader rollout, deploying a greater number of humanoid robots across Siemens’ facilities, based on the robot’s specific skill set.

“At Humanoid, we are a commercially driven company. Our focus is on creating robots that deliver measurable value in real-world settings. Working closely with industrial and technology partners allow us to validate our systems against real operational requirements and understand which use cases matter outside the lab. This joint POC with Siemens showed clear potential for practical deployment of humanoid robots. We see them move steadily toward the real world, and partnerships like this one help accelerate that transition,” noted Artem Sokolov, founder and CEO of Humanoid.

Stephan Schlauss, Global Head of Manufacturing Motion Control, Siemens AG, said: “As Siemens’ customer zero, the Electronics Factory Erlangen is excited to partner with the Humanoid team. We’re tackling production automation, discovering new opportunities for Siemens, and are eager to advance this promising technology across our factory network to deliver customer value.”