UK Startup Humanoid Signs Landmark Robot Deal with Schaeffler

Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts · May 14, 2026 · 5m · transcript

Humanoid, a British startup, has agreed to deploy thousands of wheeled humanoid robots across Schaeffler's global manufacturing facilities by 2032, marking one of the largest disclosed humanoid rollouts ever announced. The deal signals a significant step-change for humanoid robotics moving from lab demos to industrial-scale deployment. Humanoid has committed to purchasing a large number of actuators from Schaeffler, implying a production target approaching 100,000 robots by 2031.

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