Humanoid Global Holdings Corp

Humanoid Global has bid farewell to Shahab Samimi as CEO effective August 21 and has appointed Sunny Ray, a current board member, as new CEO with immediate effect. Ray, an engineer with experience in robotics, embodied AI and automation, will receive 200,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.32 that vest immediately and remain exercisable for five years. The company is accelerating the grant and vesting of certain options and restricted share units for Samimi, will pay him accrued consulting fees through his resignation, and has agreed a success-based brokerage fee for a transaction he brought in. Humanoid Global is an investment company focused on humanoid robotics and embodied AI. » More on de.investing.com

Bosch will from 2027 take over contract manufacturing in its Bühl plant of the humanoid robots HMND 01 from Humanoid and plans to produce several hundred units for industry and logistics. Both companies are also examining the integration of Bosch actuators, motors and sensors into the robots. A proof of concept at Bosch showed that the HMND 01 autonomously lifted boxes of different sizes from a conveyor onto transport carts, controlled by the KinetIQ AI framework. Bosch is also financially invested in Humanoid; the start-up reached unicorn status in July 2026 with a valuation of €1.19 billion. » More on golem.de

From 2027 Bosch will manufacture humanoid, AI‑driven robots in Bühl in the Black Forest together with the British start‑up Humanoid, acting as a contract manufacturer. Bosch is also examining the integration of its own components such as actuators, motors and sensors. Supplier Schaeffler is planned as the first customer; Bosch gave no details on unit numbers or staffing plans. The market for humanoid robots is still in its early stages, but experts see long‑term potential in production, logistics and care. » More on wiwo.de