Yesterday, we appeared with Robot George at the Autonomous Robotics Live conference at the Laurin & Klement campus at Škoda Auto in Mladá Boleslav. The presentation was led by Zdeněk Huspenina, our Chief Business Development Officer. To a full hall of engineers from the largest Czech automaker, he presented the development so far and the possibilities of deploying the humanoid in automotive production. The conference was held in a hybrid format, with a live audience in the hall and a stream available across Škoda Auto.
The invitation came after a previous visit by Škoda Auto representatives to our laboratory in Zlín. The campus of the UTB Science and Technology Park was then visited by Ondřej Ouhrabka, Lukáš Altman Kousal, and Tomáš Posekaný, and after touring the development they invited us to Mladá Boleslav.
A Czech Humanoid Robot in Dialogue with the Automotive Industry
Robot George is the first Czech industrial humanoid robot. We have been developing it in Zlín since the summer of 2025, and currently a team of more than twenty people works on it. We aim it at dexterous manipulation in industrial production and logistics: pick & place, assembly operations, quality control.
"When a startup and a large industrial company sit down at a common table, things can arise that would not have come about on their own. We take this invitation as a signal that Škoda Auto is genuinely looking at where humanoid robotics can work in the automotive industry." says Zdeněk Huspenina, our Chief Business Development Officer.
What Came Up After the Presentation
According to our representatives, the discussion in the hall did not primarily concern the technical side of the robot, but its possible deployment: return on investment, compensating for the shortage of workers, and integration into existing production processes.
"This invitation was proof for us that Czech industry is beginning to take humanoid robotics as a working tool, not as a trend," adds Jiří Pálka, our CEO and founder.
In the global automotive industry, humanoid robots are gradually moving from laboratories into the first pilot installations, so far primarily in America and Asia. The invitation to the Laurin & Klement campus is for us one of the first signals that the topic is entering the Czech manufacturing agenda as well.