Humanoid robots

Calvin-40

France

The only French humanoid actually working on automotive lines: built in 40 days on 12 years of self-balancing exoskeleton expertise, backed by a Renault minority stake, with 350 units announced in March 2026 for Renault plants over 18 months.

Updated 2026-07-09 · Last verified 2026-07-11

MakerWandercraft
CountryFR
Statuspilot
Height (cm)170
Weight (kg)100
AI stackContrôle auto-équilibré issu de 12 ans de R&D exosquelettes ; vision par caméras jour/nuit, commande vocale, capteurs de force dans les pieds
AvailabilityPilotes sur les lignes Renault ; 350 exemplaires annoncés en mars 2026 pour un déploiement sur 18 mois
EMEA presenceFrance : usines Renault (pôle ElectriCity), premiers déploiements depuis début 2026

Sources : Wandercraft (officiel) (2026-07-11)The Robot Report (2025-06-10)Enerzine (2026-03-30)Aparobot (tracker) (2026-07-11)

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Christian Verbrugge · D·Fairy

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