Humanoid Robot Passes Full Eight-Hour Shift at Siemens Plant
Siemens, Nvidia, and UK startup Humanoid successfully tested an AI-powered humanoid robot that worked a full eight-hour logistics shift at Siemens’ Erlangen factory. The HMND 01 Alpha completed about one full container transfer per minute with over 90 percent accuracy, operating in a real production environment alongside human workers and automated systems. The robot relies on Nvidia’s physical AI stack and Siemens’ Xcelerator platform, enabling real-time coordination and rapid development through simulation-first training. The companies describe the trial as a major milestone toward practical, factory-grade humanoid deployment.