Apptronik vs Oversonic Robotics: Industrial & logistics compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; Oversonic Robotics ranks 31 with 72. Apptronik is ahead on production, commercials and firepower. Oversonic Robotics is ahead on deployment and leverage. Level on progress, technology and positioning. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, Oversonic Robotics in Carate Brianza, Italy. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and Oversonic Robotics in 2.

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 77Robotics · watchlist · score 64

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment5
Production6
Commercials5
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

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

166 signals name Apptronik.

Facts, with sources

  • Opened Robot Park to collect Apollo 2 training datahumanoid.guide
  • Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation assembled 39 researchers from six universities and industry collaborators including ApptronikThe AI Insider
  • Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation assembled researchers from six universities and industry collaborators including ApptronikThe AI Insider

147 facts on file.

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Carate Brianza, Lombardy, Italy · Humanoids · Systems / Industrial & logistics · oversonicrobotics.com

Oversonic builds and sells RoBee humanoid robots for industrial production and logistics, deployed at an STMicroelectronics fab.

Humanoids 100 · rank 31 · score 72

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production4
Commercials4
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower6
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Oversonic has the single most consequential humanoid deployment in this registry European coverage because of who the customer is. In December 2025 it signed an agreement with STMicroelectronics to introduce custom RoBee cognitive humanoids into production and logistics at several ST plants globally, the first time a semiconductor company will operationally integrate cognitive humanoids into its factories; the first unit went live at the ST advanced packaging and test fab in Malta. Six months later, on 2026-06-23, ST took an equity stake alongside Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical and SpotInvest, described as ST first direct investment in a humanoid robotics platform developer. ST produces the motor control chips, IMUs and time-of-flight sensors the humanoid industry is short of, and is now supplier, customer and shareholder to the same company. RoBee is described as the first cognitive humanoid certified to operate in factories, up to two metres tall, roughly 120 kg, with 39 degrees of freedom, and at CES 2026 was shown running on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 edge processors with speech, reasoning and vision executed locally. Deployment scores 3 and production 2 because coverage describes limited manufacturing pilots with the new capital funding the transition to volume.

Latest signals

  • BionIT Labs demonstrated Adam’s Hand integrated into Oversonic Robotics humanoids at CES 2026.EE Times
  • Oversonic Robotics’ RoBee humanoid robot is using Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors for local AI processing.EE Times

2 signals name Oversonic Robotics.

Facts, with sources

  • Fabio Puglia / Paolo Dentiprnewswire.com and roboticsintl.com
  • STMicroelectronics, Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical and SpotInvestprnewswire.com and roboticsintl.com
  • STMicroelectronics, Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical and SpotInvest entered Oversonic's share capital; terms undisclosedprnewswire.com and roboticsintl.com

21 facts on file.

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Apptronik or Oversonic Robotics: which is ahead in humanoids?

Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; Oversonic Robotics ranks 31 with 72. Apptronik is ahead on production, commercials and firepower. Oversonic Robotics is ahead on deployment and leverage. Level on progress, technology and positioning. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, Oversonic Robotics in Carate Brianza, Italy. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and Oversonic Robotics in 2.

How do Apptronik and Oversonic Robotics compare?

Apptronik ranks 20 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 77; Oversonic Robotics ranks 31 with 72. Apptronik is ahead on production, commercials and firepower. Oversonic Robotics is ahead on deployment and leverage. Level on progress, technology and positioning. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, Oversonic Robotics in Carate Brianza, Italy. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and Oversonic Robotics in 2. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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