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M&A / Property

Humanoid Global Announces Strategic Investment in MBody AI, Developer of an Embodied AI Autonomy Platform

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Jan 07, 2026 · 04:00 ROBO · 0.79 Humanoid Global Holdings Corp.
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Executive Summary

  • Humanoid Global Holdings Corp. completed a CAD $150,000 strategic investment in MBody AI Corp., which is slated to become listed on NASDAQ under the ticker $MBAI.
  • The investment positions Humanoid Global as an advisor to MBody AI, providing strategic insight to support MBody AI’s expansion across hospitality, healthcare, corporate, and logistics sectors.
  • Proceeds from the investment will be used for partnership expansion, research & development, team scaling, and marketing activities.

Key Details

  • Investment Amount: CAD $150,000 invested on January 7, 2026.
  • Target Company: MBody AI Corp., a developer of a hardware‑agnostic embodied intelligence platform for autonomous robotics.
  • Strategic Role: Humanoid Global will serve as an advisor to MBody AI, offering strategic insight and facilitating commercial initiatives.
  • Use of Proceeds: Funding is earmarked for partnership expansion, R&D initiatives, scaling the team, and marketing efforts.
  • MBody AI Highlights:
  • Provides a universal intelligence layer enabling real‑time perception, adaptive decision‑making, and multi‑robot coordination at enterprise scale.
  • Deployed with Fortune 500 customers; reported up to 90% labor cost savings for clients.
  • Positioned for growth in hospitality, corporate environments, healthcare facilities, and warehouse operations.
  • Leadership Comments:
  • John Fowler (CEO, MBody AI) emphasized the strategic investment will help scale autonomous systems in commercial settings.
  • Shahab Samimi (CEO, Humanoid Global) noted MBody AI’s mature autonomy capabilities and its suitability for expanded deployment across multiple industry verticals.

Notable Quotes

  • “Humanoid Global’s strategic investment supports our work to advance autonomous systems that can operate reliably in real‑world commercial environments,” – John Fowler, CEO of MBody AI.
  • “We evaluated a broad range of companies… MBody AI distinguished itself through the maturity of its autonomy capabilities operating in live, high‑traffic environments at Fortune 500 companies,” – Shahab Samimi, CEO of Humanoid Global.
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