VinDynamics, the humanoid robotics company within Vingroup, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skild AI, a developer of foundation models for robotics, to collaborate on advancing humanoid robotics and embodied artificial intelligence technologies.
The partnership represents a significant step in VinDynamics’ efforts to accelerate the development of next-generation humanoid robots through global technology collaborations. The two companies will work together across several key areas, including embodied AI research, robot manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, edge AI deployment, and the validation of humanoid systems in real-world environments.
A central focus of the collaboration will be exploring the integration of The Skild Brain, Skild AI’s omnibodied AI software platform, into VinDynamics’ humanoid robots. Designed to run directly on robotic hardware, The Skild Brain is intended to improve the adaptability, efficiency, and reliability of robots operating in dynamic and complex environments.
Beyond software integration, the companies are also evaluating opportunities for broader cooperation in robot intelligence, software and model development, hardware innovation, and large-scale manufacturing of humanoid robots. The partnership aims to combine VinDynamics’ robotics engineering expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and deployment ecosystem with Skild AI’s foundation model technology to accelerate commercialization efforts.
The companies said the collaboration is intended to support growing demand for intelligent robotic systems across industries such as manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, and commercial services, where automation and human-machine collaboration are increasingly becoming strategic priorities.
“This partnership represents an important step for VinDynamics as we continue building scalable humanoid robotics platforms for real-world deployment,” said Prof. La Manh Hung, President of VinDynamics. “Skild AI brings some of 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.”
Deepak Pathak, Co-Founder and CEO of Skild AI, said the future of robotics will depend on combining scalable physical systems with adaptable, general-purpose intelligence. He noted that VinDynamics’ engineering capabilities, manufacturing scale, and access to real-world deployment environments through the Vingroup ecosystem make it a strong partner for advancing embodied AI applications.
Established in September 2025, VinDynamics focuses on developing human-centric humanoid robots designed for everyday environments, with an emphasis on scalability and global deployment.
