Overview
Motion offers humanoid robots as a service, handling integration, leasing, insurance, and fleet software through a single monthly cost. The platform works with all major OEM humanoid platforms and includes on-site deployment engineering, AI-powered workflow programming, insurance coverage, and fleet management software.
Funding & milestones
1 events found for Motion · 2026
Pre-seedVenture / equityDetailsUSD 2M
Reported amount USD 2,000,000
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Key people
In the news
- Jong Geweld | Alexander Stevens (Motion): ‘In China zag ik humanoïde robots werken in fabrieken’De Tijd brengt onder de vlag WAW! nieuws over starters en groeibedrijven. In de rubriek Jong Geweld laten we beloftevolle ondernemers aan het woord. Vandaag: Alexander Stevens (36), medeoprichter en CEO van de start-up Motion, die humanoïde robots klaarstoomt voor en uitleent aan productiebedrijven.
De Tijd Ondernemen · 10 Sept 2026
- Motion lands $2M to expand humanoid robot deployments across EuropeBrussels-basedrobotics company Motion has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to expand itsHumanoids-as-a-Service (HaaS) platform and move its existing industrial pilotsinto commercial deployment. T...
Tech.eu · 27 Aug 2026
- Motion1 has raised a $2M pre-seed led by Extantia, with participation from Norrsken Evolve. Motion is Europe's first Humanoids-as-a-Service platform: our Field Deployment Engineers take industrial customers from pilot to deployment. OEM-agnostic, wheeled or legged, gripper or hand, we deploy whichever robot fits the task. One monthly fee covers everything humanoid adoption requires: robot selection, data collection, IT integration, fleet management, financing, insurance, compliance and maintenance. No upfront investment, and your
- La start-up bruxelloise Motion lève des fonds pour faire entrer les humanoïdes dans les usinesLa start-up bruxelloise Motion veut faciliter l’adoption des robots humanoïdes par les industriels européens. Son modèle repose sur un abonnement mensuel couvrant tous les frais liés à leur déploiement.
L'Echo Entreprises · 27 Aug 2026
- Motion1 was present this week at the World Robot Conference 2026 in Beijing. The progress in humanoid capabilities is remarkable, we met with the teams pushing the frontier: UBTECH Robotics, Galbot, Unitree Robotics, Galaxea, AGIBOT, X-Humanoid, INSPIRE-ROBOTS, BrainCo Inc and many more. Industrial humanoid demos were running live on the floor: depalletizing full-size boxes, pick and placing items, parcel sorting straight off a moving conveyor, etc. These are the exact task families our customers ask about every week. That gap
- The robots aren't the hard part anymore. Most ops leaders stall on humanoids because the math never closes. Upfront cost, integration fees, downtime during setup, specialists you have to hire just to keep things running. Motion flips that equation. 24/7 capacity on the same floor you already run. A 3 to 6x productivity gain. One flat fee with no surprise invoices halfway through the year. The business case isn't complicated. The robots pay for themselves. If you're an ops or supply chain leader exploring humanoid deployment, this is
- The robots aren't the hard part anymore. Most ops leaders stall on humanoids because the math never closes. Upfront cost, integration fees, downtime during setup, specialists you have to hire just to keep things running. Motion flips that equation. 24/7 capacity on the same floor you already run. A 3 to 6x productivity gain. One flat fee with no surprise invoices halfway through the year. The business case isn't complicated. The robots pay for themselves. If you're an ops or supply chain leader exploring humanoid deployment, this is
- Peak demand hits at the worst possible times. Your warehouse gets slammed right before the holidays. Your manufacturing line needs double capacity for that big contract. Your kitchen staff calls out sick during the dinner rush. The old solution: scramble to hire temps, train them fast, hope they don't break anything expensive. The new solution: scale your humanoid fleet instantly through Motion's HaaS platform. Need 5 more robots? Deploy them Tuesday. Contract wraps up? Scale back down. No CapEx headaches, no training bottlenecks,
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