# Humanoid launches KinetIQ Ascend reinforcement learning for humanoid robot dexterity

_Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM EDT · AI, Tech & Business · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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London-based Humanoid introduced KinetIQ Ascend, a reinforcement learning method that refines robot manipulation skills through trial-and-error on industrial tasks.

The approach builds a "capability factory" by starting with basic behaviors and letting RL improve them over days rather than months of manual tuning. Tests showed throughput gains of 42% to more than double across bin picking, tote handling, and bimanual lifting, with success rates reaching 98-99%.

Humanoid, founded in 2024, has more than 250 engineers and partners with Bosch and Schaeffler. It aims to become the leading general-purpose industrial humanoid robotics company within two years.

## Sources

- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/humanoid-announces-kinetiq-ascend-reinforcement-learning-approach/)

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