Siemens and Humanoid Partner with NVIDIA to Bring Physical AI and Humanoid Robots to Industrial Operations
TECHNOLOGY
Siemens' and NVIDIA's strategic partnership to build fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing sites delivers real-world milestone with testing.
Siemens and Humanoid have announced a significant milestone in bringing physical AI from concept to industrial reality. Humanoid's HMND 01 wheeled Alpha humanoid robot has been successfully tested performing autonomous logistics tasks at Siemens' electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany. The deployment represents a tangible step forward in the companies' strategic partnership with NVIDIA to build fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing sites.
Meeting Real-World Production Targets
Physical AI, the discipline of training intelligent machines to perceive, reason, and act in the physical world, is positioned to transform manufacturing. Bridging the gap between AI research and factory floor demands requires a high-performing ecosystem combining world-class AI compute and simulation, a proven robotics platform, and deep industrial automation infrastructure.
The HMND 01 Alpha robot was deployed in Siemens' logistics operations, where it autonomously executed tote-handling tasks including picking, transporting, and placing containers for human operators. All target performance metrics were met, including a throughput of 60 tote moves per hour, uptime exceeding eight hours, and autonomous pick-and-place success rates above 90 percent.
Industrial Integration Through Siemens Xcelerator
A humanoid robot's value lies in becoming a fully integrated, collaborative asset on the shop floor. This requires real-time data exchange with production systems and other autonomous guided vehicles, synchronized workflows with machinery and human operators, and adaptive behavior that responds dynamically to changing conditions. Without this deep integration, even sophisticated robots remain isolated features.
Siemens provides this critical layer through its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, which includes a comprehensive digital twin, AI-enabled perception, integrated control and PLC-robot interfaces, fleet management, industrial communication networks, and high-performance drives. Together, these technologies form the digital backbone and automation infrastructure that ensure humanoid robots operate efficiently within the broader factory environment, creating a factory-grade model for deploying humanoids in any industrial setting.
Accelerated Development with NVIDIA Technology
Humanoid has integrated NVIDIA's full physical AI stack into the HMND 01 platform, including NVIDIA Jetson Thor for edge compute, NVIDIA Isaac Sim for simulation, and NVIDIA Isaac Lab for reinforcement learning and policy training. The result has been a dramatic compression of development timelines.
Simulation-first hardware design enabled the team to optimize actuator selection, joint strength, and mass distribution virtually, cutting prototype development from a typical 18 to 24 months to just seven months.
"Factories of the future demand robots that can perceive, reason, and adapt autonomously alongside human workers, tackling the labor shortages and operational complexity that traditional automation struggled to handle," said Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA. "This deployment paves the way for humanoid robots meeting real production targets on a live factory floor."
Purpose-Built for Industrial Environments
Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, developed the HMND 01 Alpha specifically for industrial environments. Combining an omnidirectional wheeled mobility platform with advanced manipulation capabilities powered by KinetIQ, a proprietary AI framework, the HMND 01 is engineered to work in human-centric spaces, adapting to diverse tasks and handling complex actions.
"Our mission is to create humanoid robots that perform not only in controlled lab settings, but also in real-world factory environments, handling meaningful industrial tasks," said Artem Sokolov, CEO and Founder of Humanoid. "Our collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA gives us a powerful advantage by combining NVIDIA's leading AI infrastructure with Siemens' deep industrial expertise and integration capabilities. Together, we've proven that humanoid robots are ready for real-world industrial deployment."
The successful deployment builds on the broader Siemens-NVIDIA partnership announced at CES 2026 to create the world's first fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing sites.