VinDynamics, a robotics technology company within Vingroup, and Skild AI, a developer of foundation models for robotics, have announced a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on humanoid robotics and embodied AI. The partnership, announced on 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. The companies will also explore integrating 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 under discussion include knowledge exchange on robot intelligence and real-world deployment, as well as 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. This will support growing demand for intelligent robotic systems across industries including manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, and commercial services.
“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 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, 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.”
VinDynamics, established in September 2025, is dedicated to developing versatile, human-centric robots capable of seamless integration into everyday life, with scalability for global deployment. Skild AI, founded in 2023, builds a general-purpose foundation model for robotics and is valued at over $14 billion, backed by SoftBank Group, NVIDIA Ventures, Jeff Bezos, Lightspeed, Coatue, Sequoia Capital, and Felicis. More information about VinDynamics can be found at https://vindynamics.net/en.
