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Humanoid is a British humanoid-robot company, registered as SKL Robotics Ltd and founded in 2024, whose stated aim is to build the world's leading commercially scalable and safe humanoid robots. It is led by chief executive Artem Sokolov and reports a team of more than 300 engine…
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Milestones
| Year | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Humanoid founded | — |
LEADERSHIP
Artem Sokolov (Founder & CEO) Jarad Cannon (Chief Technology Officer) Sotirios Stasinopoulos (Product) Alina Kolpakova (Corporate strategy, marketing and go-to-market) Jochen Rudat (Growth, sales and partnerships) Boris Yangel (AI) Ivan Zaitsev (Chief Legal Officer) Kirk Rostron (Chief Business Officer)