Calvin-40
[pilot]humanoid · humanoids · 1 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
WandercraftForm Factor
humanoid
Lifecycle
pilot
Operational Reality
Audited
Deployments
1
Target Price
Not publicly disclosed
- HUMANOID
- PILOT
Description
Headless industrial humanoid from Wandercraft, built on the self-balancing dynamic-gait control stack the company spent 12 years developing for medical exoskeletons. Wandercraft says the first unit was assembled in 40 days, which is where the name comes from. It has no head: perception is a waist-mounted RGBD camera, with inertial measurement units in each limb and force sensors under the feet, and it signals its state with LED lights rather than a face. Wandercraft and Renault Group state a carrying capability of 40 to 50 kg, roughly double what Renault says conventional plant robots handle; the one task publicly described in service, two-tire handling at Renault's Douai plant, is reported at about 30 kg. Renault co-developed the robot and took a minority stake in June 2025. DEPLOY holds Calvin-40 at pilot: Renault describes the Douai unit as being tested, Wandercraft's own site puts first series delivery in H1 2027, and the fleet figures in circulation (10 by end 2026, 350 by end 2027, 12 signed customers) are roadmap and order commitments rather than units at work.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://www.wandercraft.eu/calvin
- maturity
- pilot
- lifecycle
- active
- form factor
- humanoid
- manufacturer
- Wandercraft
- deployments count
- 1
- Maturity stage
- pilot
- Form
- headless humanoid, no head or face; LED status lights
- Tasks
- part handling, flow logistics (boxes, crates, parcels, tires, panels, carts), picking and kitting, assembly and machine tending
- Naming
- Calvin is named after Susan Calvin, the robopsychologist in Isaac Asimov's fiction, per Renault Group
- Control
- full-body control algorithm that auto-adapts to the load, inherited from the Atalante exoskeleton balance stack
- Sensing
- waist-mounted RGBD camera; inertial measurement units in each limb; force sensors under the feet
- Availability
- first series delivery expected H1 2027, per Wandercraft
- End effectors
- swappable: suction cups, grippers, or dexterous hands
- Not disclosed
- height, mass, degrees of freedom, battery runtime and price are not stated by Wandercraft or Renault; figures circulating on aggregator sites are uncorroborated and disagree with each other
- Compute stated
- NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform with the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1 foundation model, per Wandercraft's Series D announcement
- Safety claimed
- certifiable safety system intended to allow operation among people without physical barriers
- Payload claimed
- 40 to 50 kg, stated by Wandercraft and Renault Group
- Efficiency claim
- up to three times more cost efficient on repetitive workflows, manufacturer claim
- Payload observed
- about 30 kg in the two-tire handling task publicly described at Renault Douai
- Reliability target
- below 1 failure in 1,000, stated by Wandercraft as a target
Availability and pricing
- price
- Not publicly disclosed
- lead time
- Not disclosed
- sales model
- Not disclosed
- availability
- Not disclosed
- units in field
- 1 verified
- pricing Model
- Not disclosed
Safety record
No incidents on record for Calvin-40.
FAQ
What is Calvin-40?
Headless industrial humanoid from Wandercraft, built on the self-balancing dynamic-gait control stack the company spent 12 years developing for medical exoskeletons. Wandercraft says the first unit was assembled in 40 days, which is where the name comes from. It has no head: perception is a waist-mounted RGBD camera, with inertial measurement units in each limb and force sensors under the feet, and it signals its state with LED lights rather than a face. Wandercraft and Renault Group state a carrying capability of 40 to 50 kg, roughly double what Renault says conventional plant robots handle; the one task publicly described in service, two-tire handling at Renault's Douai plant, is reported at about 30 kg. Renault co-developed the robot and took a minority stake in June 2025. DEPLOY holds Calvin-40 at pilot: Renault describes the Douai unit as being tested, Wandercraft's own site puts first series delivery in H1 2027, and the fleet figures in circulation (10 by end 2026, 350 by end 2027, 12 signed customers) are roadmap and order commitments rather than units at work.
Is Calvin-40 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Calvin-40 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Calvin-40?
Calvin-40 is made by Wandercraft, based in Paris, France, founded in 2012.
Where is Calvin-40 deployed?
1 verified deployment of Calvin-40 is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Renault ElectriCity, Douai, France.
Can you buy Calvin-40?
Calvin-40 is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Calvin-40?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Calvin-40 include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.
How does Calvin-40 compare to Walker S2?
Calvin-40 and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Calvin-40 has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Calvin-40 a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Calvin-40 ranks in roughly the top 47% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is Calvin-40's maturity stage?
Calvin-40 is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Calvin-40 safe?
Calvin-40 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.