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Humanoid and SAP announced that the first part of its proof-of-concept partnership will focus on automotive seat assembly with Martur Fompak International.
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Humanoid
Humanoid and SAP announced that the first part of its proof-of-concept partnership will focus on automotive seat assembly with Martur Fompak International.
UK-based AI and robotics company Humanoid has announced a collaboration with SAP to develop and demonstrate real-world robotics offerings.
Together, the companies said they will explore the integration of cognitive humanoid robots into industrial and enterprise environments through a series of proofs of concepts (POCs), combining Humanoid’s latest HMND 01 platform with SAP’s enterprise software.
Humanoid also shared details about a POC agreement with Schaeffler in October 2025.
Humanoid said the first joint pilot is planned with Martur Fompak International, a first-tier supplier and solution partner for automotive seating and interior systems. The global manufacturer plans to deploy Humanoid’s modular humanoid platforms to explore automation of complex seat-assembly processes.
The proof-of-concept focuses on intelligent kitting - selecting diverse seat components from organized bins and placing them precisely into containers bound for the production line alongside tote handling from storage to production. The POC will integrate directly with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) for real-time inventory and order management.
“This partnership is an important step toward bringing humanoid robotics into enterprise operations at scale,” said Artem Sokolov, founder of Humanoid. “Together with SAP, we’re exploring how cognitive robots can extend automation beyond the factory floor, into every environment where people work.”
Humanoid said this cognitive robotics POC addresses the complexity of automotive seat production, where numerous configuration variants demand precise component selection and coordinated assembly. SAP’s proof-of-concept embodied-AI agents provide business-context awareness, enabling robots to understand production schedules, customer specifications and quality requirements while maintaining integration with existing manufacturing workflows.
The initial in-house POC results of the intelligent kitting use case were demonstrated at SAP’s TechEd event in Berlin in November 2025.
"Embodied AI represents a fundamental shift in how robots understand and respond to business needs," said Philipp Herzig, CTO of SAP SE. "We look forward to exploring the potential of our embodied AI agents together with Humanoid. The first proof of concept in the manufacturing industry allows us to demonstrate how humanoid robots can act as extensions of an organization’s operations by providing business context awareness and integration with existing workflows.”
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