Humanoid’s 1,000+ Robot Deal with Schaeffler Hints At 100,000 Units By 2031
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- Consumer Tech Humanoid’s 1,000+ Robot Deal with Schaeffler Hints At 100,000 Units By 2031By John Koetsier,
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- Four months ago, Schaeffler and a two-year-old British startup called Humanoid announced they’d put "several hundred" humanoid robots into the German industrial giant’s factories over the next five to six years.
Consumer Tech Humanoid’s 1,000+ Robot Deal with Schaeffler Hints At 100,000 Units By 2031By John Koetsier,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster.Follow Author May 13, 2026, 11:57pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Over 1,000 humanoid robots by Humanoid, a UK company, will now be working for Schaeffler, the German automotive and industrial supplier.HumanoidTwo-year-old British startup Humanoid has signed a deal to integrate “a four-digit number of humanoid robots into live manufacturing operations” at German industrial giant Schaeffler’s factories starting later this year. The bigger news, however, might be that Humanoid has committed to buying a “seven-digit number of actuators” from Schaeffler over the term of the agreement, suggesting that Humanoid intends to ship a staggering 100,000 humanoid robots across all of its clients over the next five years.
Four months ago, Schaeffler and a two-year-old British startup called Humanoid announced they’d put "several hundred" humanoid robots into the German industrial giant’s factories over the next five to six years. Something must be working in that deal, because on Wednesday, the two companies upgraded the number significantly and signed an agreement to integrate at least 1,000 – and potentially many more – humanoid robots into Schaeffler’s manufacturing operations.