Wandercraft

Self-balancing exoskeleton maker now building Calvin industrial humanoids with Renault

Startup · Pilot · Humanoid OEM · Paris, Île-de-France, France · Founded 2012 · wandercraft.eu

Profile

Paris-based Wandercraft built the first self-balancing walking exoskeleton and now makes the Calvin industrial humanoid with Renault, which holds a minority stake. Renault plans ~350 Calvin robots across French and Spanish plants by end-2027. As of Sep 2026 it was seeking ~€100M at ~€750M pre-money.

Notes Reported In Sep 2026 reportedly seeking ~€100M at ~€750M pre-money (not closed), so no valuation is listed.

Leadership

• Matthieu Masselin, CEO

Flagship robots

• Calvin-40 Humanoid
  Industrial humanoid; Renault plans ~10 by end-2026 and 350 by end-2027
• Atalante X Component
  Self-balancing medical exoskeleton

Funding and valuation

Trademarks

No US filings since 2025 (last checked Oct 15, 2026).

Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Hexagon Robotics

  Direct competitor

  CHHumanoid OEM

  Both are putting industrial humanoids into car factories: Hexagon Robotics makes the wheeled AEON industrial humanoid, piloted with BMW and Schaeffler, while Wandercraft makes the Calvin industrial humanoid with Renault, alongside walking exoskeletons.

  Sources (2)

  • Wandercraft (company website)
  • Hexagon Robotics (company website)

• Humanoid (SKL Robotics)

  Adjacent competitor

  GBHumanoid startup

  Both are European makers of industrial humanoids: Humanoid (SKL Robotics) builds the HMND 01 industrial humanoid in London, while Wandercraft makes the Calvin industrial humanoid with Renault, alongside walking exoskeletons.

  Sources (2)

  • Wandercraft (company website)
  • Humanoid (SKL Robotics) (company website)

• Generative Bionics

  Adjacent competitor

  ITHumanoid startup

  Both are European makers of humanoids for industrial work: Generative Bionics builds the Gene.01 humanoid with touch-sensing skin for industrial work, while Wandercraft makes the Calvin industrial humanoid with Renault, alongside walking exoskeletons.

  Sources (2)

  • Wandercraft (company website)
  • Generative Bionics raises €70M to build a new generation of intelligent “Made in Italy” humanoid robots (CDP Venture Capital)

Recent news

• Sep 15, 2026 — Seeking €100M at €750M valuation; Renault plans 350 Calvins by 2027 Humanoids Daily
• Jun 11, 2025 — Series D; Renault takes minority stake National Law Review

Sources

• Wandercraft seeks €100M at €750M valuation (Humanoids Daily) (Sep 15, 2026)
• Wandercraft announces Series D round, bringing $75M in total funding (National Law Review) (Jun 11, 2025)
• About us (Wandercraft website) (Oct 11, 2026)

Confidence: medium.

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