HumanoidUptime
Last evidence review · 04 Sep 2026

Deployment evidence / 2026-09-04

Where humanoids
meet real work.

Public deployment, validation, benchmark and product-claim signals. Inclusion confirms a source exists; it does not establish reliability.

21public signals
05field-stage programs
11pilots and validation
11operator or independent

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Figure AI

Figure 02 × BMW Group

Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Completed production Operator corroborated
Task
Load sheet-metal parts into body-shop fixtures
Source establishes
BMW and Figure report a ten-month production deployment with more than 1,250 operating hours and 90,000 parts loaded.
Reliability disclosure
Runtime and output are quantified; availability, intervention rate, MTBF and MTTR are not published.
First public evidence · 2024-08-06
Agility Robotics

Digit × GXO

Flowery Branch, Georgia, USA

Commercial Operator corroborated
Task
Move totes between autonomous mobile robots and a conveyor
Source establishes
GXO confirmed the initial pilot; a multi-year RaaS agreement and more than 100,000 totes were later reported by Agility.
Reliability disclosure
No operating-hour denominator, measured availability, recovery time or intervention rate is public.
First public evidence · 2023-12-06
Figure AI

Figure 03 × BMW Group

Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Early project Operator corroborated
Task
Pick parts and sort them into sequencing trolleys
Source establishes
BMW confirms the project and logistics task at Plant Spartanburg.
Reliability disclosure
No runtime, output, fleet size, intervention or failure data has been published.
First public evidence · 2026-06-25
Unitree Robotics

Unitree G1 EDU-4 × Fraunhofer IPA

Stuttgart, Germany

Independent benchmark Independently measured
Task
Controlled safety, energy, locomotion and security tests
Source establishes
A named single-unit configuration was tested under disclosed laboratory scenarios.
Reliability disclosure
Per-charge endurance, power, speed, collision force and thermal limits are measured; field availability is not.
First public evidence · 2026-02-12
UBTECH Robotics

Walker S2 × No operator named

Product-level claim

Product claim Capability claim
Task
Autonomous hot-swappable battery operation
Source establishes
UBTECH describes a dual-battery design and an autonomous battery exchange within three minutes.
Reliability disclosure
The 24/7 statement has no published operator observation window, swap success rate or maintenance denominator.
First public evidence · 2025-09-16
Apptronik

Apollo × Mercedes-Benz

Berlin-Marienfelde, Germany

Production pilot Operator corroborated
Task
Intralogistics, component transport and initial quality checks
Source establishes
Mercedes-Benz says Apollo collected production-environment data and is being trained toward autonomous operation at its Digital Factory Campus.
Reliability disclosure
No fleet size, operating hours, task-success rate, intervention rate or availability is published.
First public evidence · 2024-03-15
Agility Robotics

Digit × Amazon

Amazon robotics R&D site south of Seattle, USA

R&D test Operator corroborated
Task
Pick up and move empty totes for tote recycling
Source establishes
Amazon announced testing of Digit at a robotics R&D site for a defined tote-recycling workflow.
Reliability disclosure
No test results, duration, fleet size, task-success or intervention data is public.
First public evidence · 2023-10-18
Apptronik

Apollo × Jabil

Jabil manufacturing environment; site not disclosed

Validation pilot Operator corroborated
Task
Inspection, sorting, kitting, delivery, fixture placement and sub-assembly
Source establishes
Jabil announced real-world validation of newly manufactured Apollo units in its factory environment.
Reliability disclosure
No start date, unit count, operating hours, output, failures or interventions is published.
First public evidence · 2025-02-25
Sanctuary AI

Phoenix × Magna

Magna manufacturing operations; sites not disclosed

Deployment partnership Manufacturer reported
Task
Specific automotive manufacturing tasks not yet disclosed
Source establishes
Sanctuary announced a partnership to develop and deploy general-purpose robots in Magna manufacturing operations.
Reliability disclosure
The source provides no confirmed deployment start, site, fleet, runtime or outcome data.
First public evidence · 2024-04-11
Boston Dynamics

Atlas × Hyundai Motor Group

HMGMA, Georgia, USA

Scheduled for 2028 Operator announced
Task
Parts sequencing, later expanding toward assembly
Source establishes
Hyundai plans to deploy RMAC-trained Atlas robots at HMGMA for sequencing tasks from 2028.
Reliability disclosure
This is a dated roadmap, not an operating deployment or reliability result.
First public evidence · 2026-01-05
Figure AI

Figure humanoid × Catalyst Brands

Reno, Nevada, USA

Commercial integration Manufacturer reported
Task
Physically demanding distribution and supply-chain tasks
Source establishes
Figure announced a commercial agreement beginning at Catalyst Brands' Reno distribution logistics center.
Reliability disclosure
The operator has not published deployment scale, start date, runtime, output or reliability results.
First public evidence · 2026-05-26
Tesla

Optimus × Tesla

Tesla factory; site not disclosed

Internal factory test Company filing
Task
Factory tasks not specified in the filing
Source establishes
Tesla stated in 2024 proxy materials that two Optimus robots had been deployed performing factory tasks autonomously.
Reliability disclosure
The filing provides no task definition, observation period, output, human-intervention or reliability figures.
First public evidence · 2024-06-13
NEURA Robotics

4NE1 × Schaeffler

Global Schaeffler production network

Deployment roadmap Operator announced
Task
Production tasks to be developed from application data
Source establishes
Schaeffler announced plans to integrate a mid-four-digit number of NEURA humanoids into production by 2035.
Reliability disclosure
The offtake roadmap is not evidence of installed units or operating performance.
First public evidence · 2025-11-04
UBTECH Robotics

Walker S × NIO

NIO production line; site not disclosed

Production-line trial Manufacturer reported
Task
Vehicle assembly and quality inspection
Source establishes
UBTECH describes Walker S working alongside people on a NIO automotive production line.
Reliability disclosure
No operator statement, dates, fleet size, runtime, output or intervention data was found in the reviewed source.
First public evidence · Date not stated
UBTECH Robotics

Walker S1 × BYD

BYD automotive factory; site not disclosed

Factory training Company annual report
Task
Sorting and vehicle-assembly training
Source establishes
UBTECH's 2024 annual report says first-stage factory training was completed and claims doubled efficiency and 30% higher stability.
Reliability disclosure
The report does not define the baseline, stability metric, sample, duration or operator validation.
First public evidence · 2024-01-01
UBTECH Robotics

Walker S1 × Geely / Zeekr / Lynk & Co

Ningbo and Chengdu, China

Multi-stage factory training Company annual report
Task
Charging-plug testing and material handling
Source establishes
UBTECH reports a second training stage at Zeekr Ningbo followed by a third-stage program at Lynk & Co.
Reliability disclosure
No operator confirmation, hours, task results, failure counts or intervention data is disclosed.
First public evidence · 2024-01-01
UBTECH Robotics

Walker S1 × Foxconn

Foxconn facility; site not disclosed

Logistics training Company annual report
Task
Material handling in logistics areas
Source establishes
UBTECH reports completion of a first logistics training stage and plans wider-area testing with more robots.
Reliability disclosure
No operator confirmation, unit count, duration, output or reliability data is disclosed.
First public evidence · 2024-01-01
UBTECH Robotics

Walker S2 × Hitachi

Hitachi Elevator manufacturing floor, China

On-site validation Joint partnership report
Task
Elevator-manufacturing application validation
Source establishes
UBTECH says Hitachi introduced Walker S2 into selected manufacturing environments for on-site operational testing.
Reliability disclosure
No operator-authored results, unit count, test duration, output, failures or interventions are published.
First public evidence · 2026-07-13
Humanoid

HMND 01 Alpha × Siemens

Siemens electronics factory, Erlangen, Germany

Completed factory POC Operator corroborated
Task
Autonomous tote destacking, transport and conveyor placement
Source establishes
A two-week on-site POC reported 60 tote moves per hour, more than eight uptime hours and above-90% autonomous pick-and-place success.
Reliability disclosure
Duration and task results are quantified, but scheduled time, downtime, interventions, failure events, MTBF and MTTR are not published.
First public evidence · 2026-01-15
Sanctuary AI

Unnamed Sanctuary GPR × Canadian Tire / Mark's

Mark's store, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Completed retail pilot Manufacturer reported
Task
Picking, packing, cleaning, tagging, labelling, folding and other retail tasks
Source establishes
Sanctuary reports a one-week commercial-site pilot in January 2023 with 110 retail-related tasks completed correctly.
Reliability disclosure
No runtime, attempt count, task-success denominator, autonomy share, interventions, failures or recovery data is published.
First public evidence · 2023-03-07
Agility Robotics

Digit × Schaeffler

Schaeffler plant, Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

Active factory use Operator corroborated
Task
Transport baskets of bearing components through an industrial washing workflow
Source establishes
Schaeffler says Digit began loading and unloading a washing-machine workflow in early 2025; its CEO still described the robot handling heavy components at Cheraw in April 2026.
Reliability disclosure
A calendar span and daily work pattern are public; cumulative runtime, availability, interventions, failures, recovery and fleet total are not.
First public evidence · 2026-03-16

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