UK robotics company Humanoid has raised $152 million in a Series A funding round that values the business at $1.35 billion after the investment. The financing brings the company’s total capital raised to $270 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures. Humanoid plans to use the proceeds to develop its next-generation robotics platform, expand commercial deployments and increase investment in its artificial intelligence and software systems.
The company expects to begin deploying beta versions of its robots at customer facilities in the fourth quarter of 2026. The deployments are intended for logistics, manufacturing, retail and other industrial sectors. Humanoid also plans to begin mass production of its wheeled humanoid robots and continue developing KinetIQ, its proprietary AI system for controlling robots in industrial environments.
Founded in 2024 by Chief Executive Artem Sokolov, Humanoid develops robots designed to perform physical tasks alongside human workers. The company employs more than 250 engineers, researchers and other staff and has offices in London, Boston, Vancouver and San Diego.
Humanoid has established commercial and technology relationships with companies including SAP, Nvidia, Bosch, Siemens and Schaeffler. It has an agreement with Schaeffler covering the planned deployment of thousands of humanoid robots in manufacturing facilities. Bosch is also working with Humanoid through its Robert Bosch Robotics subsidiary. Under the arrangement, Bosch will provide contract manufacturing, hardware design, production and supply-chain support.
“In just two years, we’ve gone from an idea to becoming Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn, partnered with some of the world’s leading industrial companies and built one of the strongest pipelines in the industry. 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.This funding gives us the resources to move even faster and to turn humanoid robots from breakthrough technology into everyday industrial tools,” noted Artem Sokolov, Founder and CEO of Humanoid.
“Humanoid robotics will be one of the defining technologies of the next decade, reshaping how commercial and industrial work gets done. We expect the field to consolidate around a handful of category leaders across the US, Europe, and China. Humanoid AI will be one of a small cadre of robotics companies that will define humanoid robotics in Europe and beyond,” said Zia Huque, General Partner at Prime Movers Lab.
Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG, commented: “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. 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.”
“We see significant growth opportunities in the field of humanoid robotics. 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,” noted Mathias Pillin, Chief Technology Officer of Robert Bosch GmbH.
“Humanoid has demonstrated exceptional execution in a remarkably short period of time, transforming breakthrough AI and robotics technology into real industrial deployments. We are excited to support the company’s next stage of growth as a long-term strategic partner and look forward to contributing to its global expansion,” Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital said.
Humanoid is targeting applications affected by labour shortages and repetitive physical work. Its technology combines internally developed robotic hardware with KinetIQ, a four-layer AI framework intended to help robots interpret their surroundings and carry out tasks in operational industrial settings.
