U.K.-based Humanoid secures $152M in Series A funding

The HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled robot. | Credit: Humanoid AI

Humanoid, an AI and robotics company building industrial humanoids, today announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation. This funding brings the total amount raised to date to $270 million.

London-based Humanoid is offering early access to the HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled version, a bimanual mobile manipulator . The robot runs on KinetIQ, an AI framework for end-to-end orchestration of humanoid robot fleets. KinetIQ Ascend extends KinetIQ with the ability to learn from trial and error.

The company , which was founded as SKL Robotics Ltd. in 2024, is also developing a bipedal version of the robot.

“In just two years, we’ve partnered with some of the world’s leading industrial companies and built one of the strongest pipelines in the industry,” noted Artem Sokolov, founder and CEO of Humanoid. “What we’ve accomplished in such a short time would typically take a decade.”

“None of this would have been possible without an extraordinary team that challenges every single day what people believe is possible,” he said. “This funding gives us the resources to move even faster and to turn humanoid robots from breakthrough technology into everyday industrial tools.”

Humanoid said it plans to use its funding to focus on:

The company is deploying at several early access customers.

“Humanoid robotics is rapidly moving from a visionary concept to an industrial reality, and Schaeffler, as a leading motion technology company, is uniquely positioned to help shape this evolution,” stated Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG . “By combining our decades of industrial expertise and manufacturing excellence with Humanoid’s breakthrough physical AI platform, we are actively backing one of the most exciting frontiers in technology.”

“We are proud to support Humanoid as both a strategic investor and a commercial partner as they scale a technology that holds the power to fundamentally redefine productivity across global industries,” he said.

“We see significant growth opportunities in the field of humanoid robotics,” said Mathias Pillin, chief technology officer of Robert Bosch GmbH . “Through our subsidiary Robert Bosch Robotics GmbH, we have already entered into a manufacturing partnership with Humanoid. Bosch will act as Humanoid’s contract manufacturing partner, while also providing strategic consulting and technical expertise in hardware design, production, and supply chain.”