Apptronik
Humanoid robot company · USA
Austin-based humanoid robotics spin-out from the University of Texas. Apollo is a workforce humanoid for logistics and manufacturing, piloted with Mercedes-Benz and GXO. Investors include Google, B Capital and Mercedes-Benz.
Apptronik is a USA-based humanoid robot maker, founded in 2016. It is privately held. Product lines include Apollo, Astrea (research). It appears in the directory's Humanoid Robot Companies (32 companies) and US Robot Manufacturers (28 companies) lists.
- Headquarters
- USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Ownership
- Private
- Robot types
- Humanoids
- Total funding
- ~$1B raised
- Latest round
- Series A extension — $520M at ~$5B+ valuation (Feb 2026)
Products
- Apollo
- Astrea (research)
Robot reference
- Apptronik Apollo — Humanoid
Apptronik coverage
- Mercedes-Benz Apollo Humanoid Pilots Advance at Berlin and Kecskemét Plants — Mercedes-Benz continues its Apptronik Apollo humanoid pilots at the Digital Factory Campus in Berlin-Marienfelde and the Kecskemét plant in Hungary. The robots
- Robotics Week in Review: Aug 28–Sep 4, 2026 — This week highlighted accelerating real-world humanoid deployments and big-tech hardware entries alongside production hurdles and software pivots. Partnerships
- Apptronik Jabil Apollo Deal Advances 2026 Production Scale-Up — Apptronik and Jabil announced a manufacturing partnership to produce Apollo humanoid robots at scale and test them directly in Jabil factories on inspection, so
- Google DeepMind Launches Gemini Robotics ER 2 Embodied Reasoning Model — Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics ER 2 on July 30, 2026. The embodied reasoning model enables robots to handle real-time spatial reasoning, multi-step pl
- Humanoid Robot Repairs 2026: MTBF Gaps and Fleet Uptime Costs — Maintenance at 8-15% of purchase price annually threatens humanoid ROI in 2026 fleets. RaaS and modular designs like Apptronik offer hope, but real MTBF data la
- Apptronik Robot Park Powers Apollo 3 Humanoid Data Factory — Apptronik's 90,000 sq ft Austin Robot Park, opened June 30 2026, deploys Apollo 2 fleets to generate real-world datasets for Gemini Robotics VLA models, acceler
- Apptronik Apollo Lands $935M at $5.3B for Warehouse Scale — Apptronik closed a $935 million Series A at a $5.3 billion valuation to accelerate Apollo humanoid production and commercial pilots. Backers including Google, M
Directory categories
- Humanoid Robot Companies — 32 companies
- US Robot Manufacturers — 28 companies
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