Bosch & Schaeffler: Will Humanoid Robots Make Themselves?

Humanoid and Bosch have entered into a manufacturing agreement to support the production of HMND 01 robots for the European market.

Bosch will serve as a contract manufacturing partner alongside providing strategic oversight and technical expertise.

The robots may even be helping to make themselves. This agreement follows a proof of concept where the HMND 01 autonomously transferred boxes from a conveyor to a trolley in Bosch’s logistics environment in Bühl, Germany.

Humanoid has also formed an agreement with Schaeffler for the supply of actuators and integration of its robots in live manufacturing lines.

“For Humanoid, this agreement is a critical step in our roadmap, bridging the gap between POC validation and large-scale deployment," says Artem Sokolov, Founder and CEO of Humanoid.

"Our goal has always been to shorten the path between innovation and real-world integration, and this agreement reflects that approach.

"Together with Bosch, as a strong strategic manufacturing partner, we are committed to bringing humanoid robots into industrial settings, scaling their deployment and accelerating adoption across logistics, manufacturing and beyond."

Bosch and Humanoid's partnership

As part of the agreement, Bosch is set to provide technical and strategic support to the robotics company.

This will follow a structured design for excellence framework across hardware design, supply chain, production and cost optimisation.

“This partnership is built on the shared belief in the great potential of robotics in industry," says Peter Svejkovsky, Head of Corporate Intellectual Property at Bosch.

“Bosch's goal is to advance the scaling of humanoid robotics and to further develop this field of the future.

"With our global production infrastructure and deep industrialisation expertise we are the perfect partner to take the step from prototype to volume manufacturing.”

On top of this manufacturing partnership and early deployment, the two companies will explore integrating Bosch technologies in future versions of the robot. 

This includes actuators, drives, sensors and other advanced components.

Humanoid's robots so far

Humanoid makes both wheeled and bipedal robots, alongside an AI framework for robot fleet orchestration. 

Components for the robots, including actuators, are supplied by German industrial giant Schaeffler, which is also integrating HMND 01s into its production lines.

The company is set to cover more than 50% of demand for joint actuators for Humanoid's wheeled platforms through 2031, which it says will be a seven-digit number of parts. 

Deployment of the robots on Schaeffler's factory floors in live production environments is set to begin in late 2026.

Dr. Jochen Schroeder, Chief Operating Officer at Schaeffler, says: “The partnership with Humanoid underscores Schaeffler’s position as a trusted technology partner in advanced robotics.

"By supporting the phased deployment of humanoid systems in real manufacturing environments and serving as a preferred supplier of actuators, we are contributing to the industrial scaling of this technology while further strengthening our role in future-oriented motion solutions.”

Bosch, Schaeffler and robotics

Humanoid is not the first robotics partnership with these industrial giants this year. Or even the first European humanoid robotics company. 

In January, Germany-based NEURA Robotics announced a partnership with the company's subsidiary Robert Bosch Robotics. 

The companies entered a technology and development partnership to drive industrial scaling of humanoid robotics and physical AI from Germany. 

As part of the collaboration, Bosch and NEURA will co-develop AI-based core and functional software, as well as intuitive user interfaces.

Peter says: "In addition to data collection and software development, the partnership also includes the potential supply of robotic components by Bosch, as well as possible final assembly and motor production for humanoid robots.”

Schaeffler also formed a partnership with NEURA in November 2025 covering the development and supply of key components for its robots, such as actuators. 

NEURA's robots are set to be deployed across Schaeffler's production network too, with a four-digit number of humanoids expected in its operations by 2035.