Roger
We empower society to reach new frontiers without risking human life. We turn the world's most dangerous jobs into safer, reliable, and predictable operations.
Primary use case: Teleoperated support for hazardous energy, industrial, and public-safety work, including remote operations, condition monitoring, and emergency response.
Weight
100 kg
Specifications
Physical
Weight
100 kg
Locomotion
unknown
Manipulation
Hand Type
unknown
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
teleop
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
vision, manipulation
Commercial
Availability
unknown
Primary Use Case
Teleoperated support for hazardous energy, industrial, and public-safety work, including remote operations, condition monitoring, and emergency response.
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Minerva unveils Roger, a humanoid built for remote bomb disposal
Minerva Humanoids emerged from stealth with Roger, a bipedal humanoid robot designed for remote bomb disposal, hazardous materials handling, and offshore rig work. The company announced about $10 million in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst, with paid pilots planned for fall 2026 in energy and explosive ordnance disposal. Operators control Roger via VR headset and haptic gloves, while AI manages balance, navigation, and fall recovery.
From Tesla to NATO: Ex-engineers build a robot designed to take risks for humans - RBC-Ukraine
US startup Minerva Humanoids, founded in late 2025 by ex-Tesla and ex-Boston Dynamics engineers Sandor Felber and Maurice Rahme, built a humanoid robot called Roger in just five months. Roger is designed to remotely handle explosives, toxic substances, and high-voltage equipment, allowing bomb disposal experts to operate from a safe control room via VR headset while the AI-assisted robot maintains balance and performs tasks. The robot has already been tested at NATO's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence in Slovakia and at two major international airports.
Meet Roger, the bomb-squad humanoid - The Rundown AI
Minerva Humanoids exited stealth with ~$10M in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst to build Roger, a VR-piloted humanoid designed for bomb disposal, hazmat calls, and offshore-rig work, letting specialists operate from a safe distance. The Rundown also covers Agilink's OmniHand 3 Ultra learning Suzhou embroidery, a Fudan University microrobot powered by a paper-thin foot membrane that harvests energy from reactive metal surfaces, and MIT's SANDO trajectory planner that mathematically guarantees a drone won't collide with moving obstacles in unmapped spaces.