The 2025 Awards are in five categories: Industry Leadership, Outstanding Company, Outstanding Research Organization, Groundbreaking Technology, and Best Use of AI.
Winner announcement video and details are shown below.
As CEO of Enchanted Tools, he’s steering the company to build humanoid, character-like robots such as Mirokaï with compelling designs, expressive personality, and useful interaction capabilities. The goal is to deploy these robots in healthcare, retail, hospitality, etc., to do tasks like logistical assistance, companionship, navigation, while ensuring safety, usability, and emotional appeal. He is also the founder of SPooN.ai and formerly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer at Softbank Robotics Europe. Monceaux believes that technology can help solve humanity’s greatest challenges and bring a sense of wonder into everyday life.
I am truly honored to receive this award, which celebrates the collective effort of a passionate team committed to shaping a new vision of humanoid robotics - one that is both useful and deeply emotional.
Jérôme Monceaux, Co-Founder & CEO, Enchanted Tools
Category: Outstanding Company
Winner: NEURA Robotics
NEURA Robotics, a high-tech company founded in 2019 by David Reger in Metzingen, Germany, is pioneering the industrialization of cognitive robotics. The company's purpose-driven vision is to close the gap between technology and humanity. NEURA Robotics pursues a consistent one-device approach, creating products such as the 4NE1 humanoid robot, which is essentially a "smartphone with arms and legs" that integrates all components for Physical AI and sets new standards for precision and safety in collaborative environments. Its technology is powered by the Neuraverse, a global ecosystem for embodied artificial intelligence. The Neuraverse enables continuous learning and scalable capabilities across its industrial and service product range, allowing robots to work seamlessly and safely alongside human teams.
We’re deeply honored to receive this award! It’s a powerful sign that our belief truly matters: innovation must serve humanity. At NEURA Robotics, we’re showing that Europe can lead the next era of robotics through a purpose-driven vision.
David Reger, Founder & CEO, NEURA Robotics
Category: Outstanding Research Organization
Winner: IHMC
The Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) is a not-for-profit research institute of the Florida University System. At IHMC, they have developed Nadia, a hydraulic humanoid robot designed to serve as a new platform for research in locomotion and control. Researchers at IHMC developed Anticipatory and Adaptive Footstep Streaming for Teleoperated Bipedal Robots. It retargets user steps to robot footstep locations, allowing the robot to utilize its own dynamics for locomotion, ensuring better balance and stability. The method anticipates user footsteps to minimize delays between when the user initiates and completes a step and when the robot does it. Additionally, the system autonomously adjusts the robot’s steps to account for its surrounding terrain, overcoming challenges posed by environmental mismatches between the user’s flat-ground setup and the robot’s uneven terrain.
We are thrilled to receive this recognition for Outstanding Research Organization in the inaugural Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards. IHMC is indeed a special place, where researchers work together across many disciplines every day to push the envelope in terms of what is possible in humanoid robotics and human-machine teaming. To have the worldwide humanoid community recognize us and our work is an honor.
Dr. Morley Stone, CEO, IHMC
Category: Groundbreaking Technology
Winner: Wandercraft – Calvin-40
Wandercraft’s Calvin-40 is built at human scale and voice-operated to tackle physically demanding and hazardous tasks in factory settings. Developed in just 40 days, it’s built on the strength of Wandercraft’s exoskeleton experience. Calvin-40 uses force sensors in its feet, day/night cameras, and multilayer visual/auditory safety systems to maintain balance, perceive its environment, and interact safely with humans. Its “headless” form factor places sensors low for better visibility of tools and surfaces, and the robot is controlled with medical-grade software for reliability and operator safety.
The response to Calvin-40 in just five short months since launch has been overwhelming. Being honored by the humanoid robotics community is a proud milestone and reminder of what we’re building toward. We believe the future of physical AI will be shaped in the real world, not the lab, and that’s exactly where we are. Wandercraft humanoids will soon be a natural part of everyday operations, making factories safer, more efficient, and delivering real value to the customers who count on them.
Matthieu Masselin, Co-Founder & CEO, Wandercraft
Category: Best Use of AI
Winner: Macco Robotics
Macco Robotics’ humanoid, KIME the bartender, leverages AI in several ways to ensure efficient service: it uses computer vision to precisely measure and monitor liquid levels when pouring beverages, ensuring consistent results with every drink. It’s also equipped with facial recognition and a touch-screen interface, allowing it to recognize returning customers or process cashless payments (for example, identifying a patron’s age for alcohol service.) KIME not only improves efficiency but also provides an engaging, tech-savvy experience for customers.
The fact that we have been able to beat the mayor players on the ground may gives you an idea of our capacity. We don't make it fast, we make it good.
Víctor Martín, CEO, Macco Robotics
This year's awards were in proud partnership with Novanta Robotics & Automation. Novanta is a global supplier of core technology solutions for advanced industrial markets, with deep expertise in robotics, automation, precision motion, and advanced photonics.
As proud sponsors of the Humanoid Robotics Technology awards, and on behalf of the entire global Novanta family, we would like to congratulate Jérôme Monceaux, NEURA Robotics, IHMC, Wandercraft , and Macco Robotics for their achievements across this year’s award categories. We wish you, and all the outstanding nominees, every success as you continue your remarkable journeys. Your dedication, collaboration, and drive for innovation and excellence continue to inspire both us and the wider industry.
Jason Lund, President and General Manager, Robotics and Automation, Novanta
Congratulations to this year’s winners and finalists for their remarkable work advancing humanoid robotics and driving the industry’s growth. We’re proud to be part of this exciting journey and inspired by the ongoing achievements of the humanoid robotics community. We extend our sincere thanks to our partner Novanta and to the thousands of people who voted and supported the awards.
Jack Hallewell, Co-Founder of Humanoid Robotics Technology
Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards 2025 - Winners
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