VinDynamics, a robotics technology company within Vingroup, and Skild AI, a developer of foundation models for robotics, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on humanoid robotics and embodied AI. The partnership, announced June 8, 2026, marks a significant step in VinDynamics' strategy to accelerate humanoid robotics development through global collaboration and advanced technology partnerships.
Under the MOU, the collaboration will focus on embodied AI research, robot manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, edge AI deployment, and validation of humanoid systems in real-world environments. Both companies will explore opportunities to integrate The Skild Brain—Skild AI's omnibodied AI software—into VinDynamics' humanoid robots. The Skild Brain runs directly on robotic hardware, enhancing adaptability, efficiency, and reliability in practical applications. Additional areas of discussion may include knowledge exchange on robot intelligence, real-world deployment, and potential cooperation in software, model, and hardware development, alongside the potential manufacturing of humanoid robots at scale.
The partnership combines VinDynamics' robotics engineering, manufacturing capabilities, and real-world deployment ecosystem with Skild AI's foundation model technology. Together, the companies aim to accelerate the development and deployment of humanoid robots capable of operating in complex and dynamic environments, supporting growing demand across industries such as manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, and commercial services.
Prof. La Manh Hung, President of VinDynamics, stated: "This partnership represents an important step for VinDynamics as we continue building scalable humanoid robotics platforms for real-world deployment. Skild AI brings the most exciting advances in embodied AI today. Combined with our robotics platform and manufacturing capabilities, we believe this partnership can accelerate the deployment of humanoid robots in complex environments."
Mr. Deepak Pathak, Co-Founder and CEO of Skild AI, added: "The future of robotics depends on combining scalable physical systems with adaptable, general-purpose intelligence. VinDynamics brings strong engineering capabilities, manufacturing scale, and access to real-world deployment environments through the Vingroup ecosystem. We are excited to work together to advance embodied AI for practical applications."
This collaboration underscores the growing importance of partnerships in the robotics industry to bridge the gap between AI software and hardware platforms. By leveraging each other's strengths, VinDynamics and Skild AI are poised to make significant strides in bringing intelligent humanoid robots to market. For more information, visit VinDynamics and Skild AI.
