Apptronik

Austin, Texas, United States · Humanoids · Systems / Industrial & logistics · Private · founded 2016 · apptronik.com

Apptronik develops and sells Apollo humanoid robots for material handling and repetitive workflows across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and retail.

Humanoids 100 · rank 20 · score 77 →Robotics · watchlist · score 64Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Apptronik is a US humanoid maker whose Apollo robot is produced by Jabil on an automotive-grade path, with a new-generation robot debut announced for 2026 and a Google DeepMind partnership putting Gemini Robotics on Apollo. It closed $935M+ in Series A funding (a $403M round in March 2025 and a $520M Series A-X in February 2026; ~$5B secondary valuation) with Mercedes-Benz taking an equity stake and a multi-plant deployment (described as the second most significant automotive humanoid deployment after BMW/Figure) plus a GXO partnership. It is effectively pre-revenue at disclosure level (pilot-only, quote-based).

Latest signals

  • Tesla, Figure, and Apptronik are preparing new humanoid robots without announcing reveal dates.Humanoids Daily
  • Google demonstrated Gemini 4 Argon controlling Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid in a cornhole taskhumanoid.guide
  • Jabil is working with humanoid robot developer Apptronik.The Robot Report
  • Microagi hires Animesh Garg and the Usable Robots team to advance reliable robot models.Humanoids Daily
  • Microagi hires Animesh Garg to lead robot-model post-training and industrial deployment efforts.Humanoids Daily

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Facts, with sources

  • Opened Robot Park to collect Apollo 2 training dataPartnership · humanoid.guide
  • Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation assembled 39 researchers from six universities and industry collaborators including ApptronikPartnership · The AI Insider
  • Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation assembled researchers from six universities and industry collaborators including ApptronikPartnership · The AI Insider
  • Apptronik, Mercedes-Benz and Jabil moving Apollo toward industrial deployment and productionPartnership · The AI Insider

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Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment5
Production6
Commercials5
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Industrial & logistics

8BYD · 8612Agility Robotics · 8417UBTech Robotics · 79.528AGILE Robots · 7431Oversonic Robotics · 7244AI2 Robotics · 65

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Questions this page answers

What does Apptronik do?

Apptronik develops and sells Apollo humanoid robots for material handling and repetitive workflows across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and retail. Apptronik is a US humanoid maker whose Apollo robot is produced by Jabil on an automotive-grade path, with a new-generation robot debut announced for 2026 and a Google DeepMind partnership putting Gemini Robotics on Apollo. It closed $935M+ in Series A funding (a $403M round in March 2025 and a $520M Series A-X in February 2026; ~$5B secondary valuation) with Mercedes-Benz taking an equity stake a

Where does Apptronik rank in humanoids?

Apptronik ranks 20 of 100 on the Humanoids 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 77 out of 100, in Industrial & logistics (Systems). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Apptronik's peers in Industrial & logistics?

BYD (rank 8), Agility Robotics (rank 12), UBTech Robotics (rank 17), AGILE Robots (rank 28), Oversonic Robotics (rank 31), AI2 Robotics (rank 44).

Where is Apptronik based and when was it founded?

Apptronik is based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded 2016. Stage: Private.

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