Wandercraft Calvin
2025-06-07 · Publisher : Wandercraft · Domain : Robotics
France's Wandercraft, known for its exoskeletons, unveils Calvin, a headless industrial humanoid designed for Renault's plants under a strategic partnership (date of first press coverage).
What changes
- Wandercraft's first industrial humanoid; the company previously specialised in walking exoskeletons.
- A headless robot designed for repetitive, strenuous factory tasks.
- Strategic partnership with Renault Group, started in autumn 2024.
- High-torque motors and a reinforced structure for heavy loads.
### Background In early June 2025, Wandercraft, a French company known for its walking exoskeletons, unveiled Calvin (or Calvin-40), a headless industrial humanoid intended for Renault Group's plants. The date used here (7 June 2025) is that of the first identified press coverage. The partnership between Renault and Wandercraft started on 1 October 2024. Calvin is designed for repetitive, physically demanding tasks in factories, warehouses and logistics, without changes to existing infrastructure. ### Specifications | Item | Detail | |---|---| | Format | Headless industrial humanoid | | Drive | High-torque motors, high-strength structure | | Target reliability | Failure rate below 1 in 1,000 | | Pilot customer | Renault Group | Wandercraft has published no height, weight or speed for this first version. ### Why it matters Calvin is one of the few French humanoids aimed at industrial production. Wandercraft builds on its dynamic-balance expertise from exoskeletons, with a major carmaker as its first customer. ### Key takeaway A new generation of Calvin was presented by Renault in June 2026, with a target of about 10 robots by the end of 2026, then 350 in French and Spanish plants by the end of 2027.
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Tags : Humanoïde, France, Industrie, Automobile, Renault