Humanoid's RideScan forms partnership with Pomo

Executive Summary

• Humanoid Global Holdings provides a strategic update on its portfolio company, RideScan Ltd., highlighting the validation of its "Fitbit-for-robots" monitoring technology and its commercialization roadmap.
• RideScan has secured its first paid enterprise deployment, with its AI platform operating on a quadruped inspection robot in a regulated industrial environment in the UK since February 1, 2026.
• The company is scaling through partnerships with robotics system integrators, having partnered with Pomo Robotics and engaging in confidential discussions with approximately 10 additional integrators across the UK, Europe, and Japan.

Key Details

• Technology Validation: Recent academic research by Yuchen Wang (University of Edinburgh) supports RideScan’s approach, identifying a structural accountability gap in global humanoid robot governance and validating the need for continuous independent telemetry and auditable operational data.
• First Paid Deployment: RideScan AI is currently operating on a quadruped inspection robot in a regulated industrial environment in the United Kingdom, marking the first paid enterprise deployment. This deployment began on February 1, 2026.
• Strategic Partnerships:
  • Pomo Robotics: RideScan has partnered with Pomo Robotics as its first integrator engagement under a non-exclusive strategy. This involves integrating RideScan’s API-first monitoring platform with Pomo’s automation solutions to support safer and more reliable robot deployments.
  • Japan Expansion: RideScan participated in the United Kingdom-Japan Global Business Innovation Programme to penetrate new markets, engaging with Japanese robotics manufacturers, system integrators, and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Pipeline: Confidential discussions are underway with approximately 10 additional system integrators across the UK, Europe, and Japan.
• Commercialization Strategy: The three-year strategy focuses on scaling deployment through collaborations with robotics system integrators who hold established trust relationships with OEMs and enterprise end-users.
• CEO Commentary: Shahab Samimi (CEO, Humanoid Global) emphasized the importance of trusted, cross-platform insight for safe, large-scale adoption of humanoid robots. Dr. Nandakumar (CEO, RideScan) noted that the paid deployment validates both the channel strategy and the practical demand for continuous, independently verifiable operational performance insights.

Notable Quotes

• "A Fitbit-for-robots approach, where robots are continuously and independently monitored for safety, reliability and real-world performance, is becoming increasingly important as our portfolio companies move into real-world deployments." — Shahab Samimi, CEO, Humanoid Global
• "Our commercialization strategy is focused on scaling RideScan through robotics system integrators who already maintain trusted relationships with OEMs and enterprise operators... The commencement of paid enterprise deployment marks an important step in validating both our channel strategy and the practical demand for continuous, independently verifiable operational performance insight." — Dr. Nandakumar, CEO, RideScan