HMND 01 Alpha Humanoid Robot Completes Autonomous Logistics Trial at Siemens Factory

• Humanoid’s HMND 01 Alpha robot was tested in logistics operations at a Siemens electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany, performing autonomous tote-handling tasks.
• The robot reached 60 tote moves per hour, ran for more than 8 hours, and exceeded a 90 percent success rate in pick-and-place tasks.

Siemens, Humanoid, and NVIDIA announced the successful testing of the HMND 01 Alpha, a wheeled humanoid robot designed for industrial environments. The robot carried out logistics tasks inside a Siemens electronics facility, including picking, transporting, and placing containers for human operators.

The deployment took place within Siemens' logistics operations, where the robot executed tote-handling tasks autonomously while connected to factory systems through Siemens Xcelerator. This setup enabled coordination with machines, workflows, and human operators inside the existing environment.

During the test, the system reached 60 tote moves per hour, operated for more than 8 hours, and maintained over 90% success in pick-and-place tasks. Humanoid developed the robot using NVIDIA’s physical AI stack, including simulation and training tools used to support system development.

🌀 Tom’s Take:

Humanoid robots are starting to earn their place inside real production lines, not off to the side. Once they can reliably hit factory targets like any other system, they stop being experimental and start affecting how operations are actually run.

Source: Siemens