{"title":"AGILE Robots vs Apptronik: Industrial & logistics compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/agile-robots-vs-apptronik","comparison":"Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; AGILE Robots ranks 28 with 74. AGILE Robots is ahead on production. Apptronik is ahead on deployment, commercials and firepower. Level on progress, technology, positioning and leverage. AGILE Robots is based in Munich, Germany, Apptronik in Austin, United States. AGILE Robots: Established. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. AGILE Robots is named in 70 signals and Apptronik in 166.","companies":[{"name":"AGILE Robots","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agile-robots","city":"Munich","country":"Germany","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"AGILE Robots is a Germany/China maker of Diana and Thor arms, iw.hub AMRs (850+ at BMW), and the Agile ONE humanoid, with 20,000+ robotic systems installed (doubled in H2-25) and 2025 revenue of ~$339M (Sacra estimate), guiding $690M for 2026 (+104%). It has absorbed Franka Emika, idealworks, and audEERING, and is in discussion for a ~$800M round (SoftBank expected at $300M+), with profitability targeted 2028-29. It combines arms, AMRs, and a humanoid on an acquisition-fueled scale-up.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":28,"score":74,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":4,"deployment":4,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"The company develops Agile ONE, an industrial humanoid robot designed for industrial settings and planned for production in Bavaria.","segment":"Industrial & logistics","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":70,"facts_total":52},{"name":"Apptronik","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/apptronik","city":"Austin","country":"United States","stage":"Private","founded":2016,"last_round":null,"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).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":20,"score":77,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":5,"deployment":5,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"Apptronik develops and sells Apollo humanoid robots for material handling and repetitive workflows across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and retail.","segment":"Industrial & logistics","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":166,"facts_total":147}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}