UK firm to debut world's fastest-developed humanoid robot at CES 2026

The UK-based company Humanoid has developed HMND 01 Alpha, a wheeled humanoid robot built in just seven months, marking the fastest development cycle for such a robot. Currently showcased at CES 2026, HMND 01 Alpha autonomously performs industrial bin picking by selecting metallic bearing rings from cluttered bins in a near-production factory environment. The robot stands 220 cm tall, moves on wheels at speeds up to 4.47 mph, and features 29 active degrees of freedom. It can carry bimanual payloads up to 33 pounds and reach items from floor level to two meters high, using AI-driven motion and task execution supported by advanced sensors including 360-degree RGB cameras and depth sensors. At CES, the robot is demonstrated at the Schaeffler Group booth, where it operates fully autonomously to pick unsorted bearing rings and place them onto a buffer table feeding into a ball-bearing assembly line. Schaeffler, both a user and supplier of