Humanoid says its first bipedal robot can start walking just 48 hours after assembly - The Robot Report
Earlier this year, Humanoid partnered with QSS AI & Robotics to accelerate the development, manufacturing, and deployment of humanoid robots across Saudi Arabia. The company has a number of other exciting developments in the pipeline, said Sokolov.
Key takeaways
The most recent developments in humanoid robotics include AGIBOT’s announcement on December 8, 2025 of rolling out its 5,000th mass‑produced humanoid robot, marking a significant milestone in large‑scale manufacturing and the push toward practical, general‑purpose robots for industrial users. Just days earlier, on December 4, 2025, Figure’s CEO Brett Adcock previewed a video of the company’s Figure 03 robot running, highlighting dramatic improvements in speed, agility and smooth motion that address a long‑standing limitation of humanoid platforms. Earlier in the year, Ubtech unveiled the Walker S2 industrial humanoid in August, featuring an autonomous battery‑swap system, while Deep Robotics introduced the DR02 in October as the first all‑weather, IP66‑rated humanoid for outdoor security, logistics and inspection. These announcements collectively signal rapid advances in production volume, mobility and environmental robustness for humanoid robots.
Earlier this year, Humanoid partnered with QSS AI & Robotics to accelerate the development, manufacturing, and deployment of humanoid robots across Saudi Arabia. The company has a number of other exciting developments in the pipeline, said Sokolov. In September, Humanoid unveiled its first robot, the HMND 01 Alpha. Sokolov said the company started with a wheeled robot to get a system to market quickly. It also enabled the company to solve mobile manipulation challenges separately from balance challenges. “We have 19,500 pre-orders, four POCs proofs of concept[ completed, and three ongoing already, the market’s largest number, more than anyone did at our stage,” he said. “Humanoid is already fully booked for 2026 early-year POCs and focused on securing long-term partnerships and more pre-orders.”
“On the product side, our goal is to advance both the wheeled and bipedal platforms to their beta stages and prepare them for wider deployment,” he said.
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