Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, has announced a $152 million Series A funding round at a post-money valuation of $1.35 billion. This brings the total amount raised to $270 million. The funding round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on investing in innovative science-based startups working to disrupt the world’s most important industries and transform the lives of billions of people, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital, and Aglaé Ventures.
Now is a pivotal moment for the European technology ecosystem, positioning the region among the global leaders in one of the world’s fastest-growing technology sectors. Until now, much of the momentum in Physical AI has been concentrated in the United States and China. This investment demonstrates that the United Kingdom and continental Europe are capable of producing and scaling cutting-edge, globally competitive humanoid robotics companies.
The new capital will fund Humanoid’s next phase of growth, strengthening its technological leadership and accelerating commercial deployments and business expansion. The company will focus on:
- Development and launch of its next-generation humanoid robotics platform;
- Long-term commercial deployments at customer facilities in logistics, manufacturing, retail, and other industries, starting with the beta launch of robots in Q4 2026;
- Mass production of wheeled humanoid robots begins;
- AI and software development, including Humanoid’s proprietary KinetIQ AI engine, as we move closer to realizing a multipurpose robot for industrial applications.
Humanoid has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry and has secured major partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, including SAP, NVIDIA, Bosch, and Siemens. Most notably, Humanoid recently signed the industry’s largest publicly announced commercial agreement with Schaeffler for the large-scale deployment of thousands of humanoid robots in production environments.
“ In just two years, we’ve gone from an idea to becoming Europe’s first unicorn company specializing in humanoid robotics, to partnering with some of the world’s leading industrial companies and building one of the strongest pipelines in the industry. What we’ve achieved in such a short period of time would typically take at least ten years. None of this would have been possible without an extraordinary team that challenges what people believe is possible every day. This funding gives us the resources to further accelerate our operations and transform humanoid robots from innovative technology to everyday industrial tools ,” said Artem Sokolov , Founder and CEO of Humanoid.
“Humanoid robotics will be one of the defining technologies of the next ten years, redefining the way we work in commercial and industrial sectors. We expect the industry to consolidate around a handful of industry leaders in the US, Europe, and China. Humanoid AI will be one of a small group of robotics companies that will define the humanoid robotics industry in Europe and beyond,” explained 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 leader in motion technology, is uniquely positioned to help shape this evolution. By combining our decades of industrial experience and manufacturing excellence with Humanoid’s innovative Physical AI platform, we are actively supporting one of the technology’s most exciting frontiers. We are proud to support Humanoid as both a strategic investor and a commercial partner as they develop a large-scale technology that has the potential to fundamentally transform productivity across global industries.”
“We see significant growth opportunities in the humanoid robotics sector. Through our subsidiary Robert Bosch Robotics GmbH, we have already entered into a production collaboration with Humanoid. Bosch will act as Humanoid’s contract manufacturing partner, while also providing strategic advice and technical expertise in hardware design, manufacturing, and supply chain,” emphasized Mathias Pillin , Chief Technology Officer of Robert Bosch GmbH.
“Humanoid has demonstrated exceptional execution in a remarkably short period of time, transforming innovative AI and robotics technology into practical industrial implementations. We are thrilled to support the company’s next phase of growth as a long-term strategic partner and look forward to contributing to its global expansion,” added Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital .
The valuation reflects both Humanoid’s speed of execution and the market’s growing confidence that humanoid robots are becoming commercially viable. What was once considered a long-term research experiment is now a deployable industrial technology. With its wheeled robots, Humanoid aims to address global workforce shortages in manufacturing, logistics, and other critical industries, solving real-world operational problems for its customers.
The company’s vertically integrated approach brings together proprietary robotics hardware and its proprietary AI engine, KinetIQ, which enables robots to understand, reason, and perform complex physical tasks in real-world industrial environments. With this funding, Humanoid aims to accelerate the transition to a future where intelligent robots collaborate safely alongside people in the global industrial economy.
About Humanoid
Humanoid is a UK-based robotics company that creates humanoid robots for industrial use. Founded by Artem Sokolov in 2024, Humanoid employs over 250 engineers, researchers, and innovators from leading technology companies around the world. All robots run KinetIQ, Humanoid’s proprietary four-layer AI framework designed for practical implementation.
With offices in London, Boston, Vancouver, and San Diego, the company specializes in creating commercially viable, scalable, and safe robotic solutions for practical applications.
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