Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; Kepler Robotics ranks 83 with 54. Apptronik is ahead on commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment and production. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, Kepler Robotics in Shanghai, China. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. Kepler Robotics: private. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and Kepler Robotics in 4.
Apptronik develops and sells Apollo humanoid robots for material handling and repetitive workflows across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and retail.
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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).
166 signals name Apptronik.
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Kepler Robotics develops and mass-produces the K2 “Bumblebee” humanoid robot for logistics tasks, with thousands of units entering delivery.
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Kepler Robotics (Shanghai, founded 2023) makes the K2 "Bumblebee" general-purpose humanoid, which it claims is the world's first commercially available hybrid-architecture humanoid, with mass production and shipments begun in September 2025. It raised a Pre-A in April 2025 (Veichi, Keli Sensing as strategic investors) and a Series A in April 2026, positioned on low-cost manufacturing humanoids. Funding totals are unreliable (tracker conflict), and shipped volumes and customer names are undisclosed.
4 signals name Kepler Robotics.
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Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; Kepler Robotics ranks 83 with 54. Apptronik is ahead on commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment and production. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, Kepler Robotics in Shanghai, China. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. Kepler Robotics: private. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and Kepler Robotics in 4.
Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; Kepler Robotics ranks 83 with 54. Apptronik is ahead on commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment and production. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, Kepler Robotics in Shanghai, China. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. Kepler Robotics: private. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and Kepler Robotics in 4. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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