The world's fastest developing humanoid robot.

More than a prototype.

A new milestone in the race for global robotics has just been announced in London, a young company Humanoid founded just a year ago revealed the HMND 01 Alpha, the UK's first humanoid robot aimed at industrial use.

The HMND 01 represents the British ambition to consolidate itself as a power in this strategic sector. The achievement is impressive due to its speed; it took only 7 months to create the initial model. The Alfa was designed to operate in logistics, retail and manufacturing, performing complex tasks with a high degree of autonomy.

Almost 2.20 cm high, equipped with wheels, it is capable of carrying more than 15 kg and moving at 7.2 km/h, covering the space of a warehouse or factory with the efficiency of an entire team. At the heart of this machine is Nvidia's Jetson Thor platform, described as a true robotic brain. This architecture allows the humanoid to run multiple AI streams at the same time, combining generative models, simulations, even continuous learning in dynamic environments.

For Humanoid, this prototype is just the beginning.

It is not just a robot that executes commands, but a system that thinks, adapts and decides in real time, adjusting its behavior according to the people and the environment around it. The British team also integrated tools such as ISX and Cosmos that allow the creation of synthetic data and realistic simulation scenarios. This means that the alpha can be trained in millions of virtual situations before even entering a real warehouse, reducing risks and accelerating its learning curve.

In addition to the logistics version on wheels, there is also a bipedal model designed for the future end consumer. Both were designed to navigate in small spaces such as supermarket aisles or factories where agility, precision and autonomous decision-making are crucial. The Alfa has 29 degrees of freedom and interchangeable end effectors, from an extremely precise five-fingered hand to a more brute force gripper, with 360º RGB cameras and dual depth sensors, its vision is wide and detailed, allowing it to identify and manipulate objects on shelves ranging from floor level to 2 m high.

The industrial feedback will serve as the basis for the next model, the Vera, scheduled for 2026, which should incorporate even more capabilities. The announcement is not only technical, it is strategic, it shows how the United Kingdom seeks to unite academic research, global capital and startup culture to compete for spaces with giants such as China and the United States.