Apptronik
USA · Private
Austin-based humanoid robotics spin-out from the University of Texas. Apollo is a 5'8" workforce humanoid designed for logistics and manufacturing. Partners with Mercedes-Benz for pilot deployments.
- Country
- USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Ticker
- Private
- Total funding
- $87M raised
- Latest round
- Series A — $14.6M (2023, led by Terex)
Products
- Apollo
- Astrea (research)
Robot reference
- Apptronik Apollo — Humanoid
Apptronik coverage
- 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
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