UBTech Robotics ranks 17 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 80; Apptronik ranks 20 with 77. Apptronik is ahead on technology and firepower. UBTech Robotics is ahead on deployment, production and commercials. Level on progress, positioning and leverage. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, UBTech Robotics in Shenzhen, China. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. UBTech Robotics: Public, founded 2012. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and UBTech Robotics in 299.
Apptronik develops and sells Apollo humanoid robots for material handling and repetitive workflows across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and retail.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
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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UBTech sells Walker S and Walker C1 humanoid robots for industrial automation and logistics customers.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
UBTech Robotics is a Chinese humanoid maker (HKEX:9880) that sold 1,079 full-size humanoids in 2025 (the first company globally over 1,000 a year in the class, >80% into industrial scenarios), with FY25 revenue of RMB 2.001B (~$291M, +53.3%) and a humanoid segment now 41.1% of revenue at 54.6% gross margin, narrowing its net loss to RMB 790M. Customers include Foxconn, BYD, Geely, and Airbus, and Walker S capacity exceeded 6,000 a year by end-2025. Two caveats: its two largest tenders are government-linked data-collection centers rather than factory lines, and UBTech itself described Walker S2 as no more than half as efficient as a human worker at the start of 2026.
299 signals name UBTech Robotics.
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UBTech Robotics ranks 17 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 80; Apptronik ranks 20 with 77. Apptronik is ahead on technology and firepower. UBTech Robotics is ahead on deployment, production and commercials. Level on progress, positioning and leverage. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, UBTech Robotics in Shenzhen, China. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. UBTech Robotics: Public, founded 2012. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and UBTech Robotics in 299.
UBTech Robotics ranks 17 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 80; Apptronik ranks 20 with 77. Apptronik is ahead on technology and firepower. UBTech Robotics is ahead on deployment, production and commercials. Level on progress, positioning and leverage. Apptronik is based in Austin, United States, UBTech Robotics in Shenzhen, China. Apptronik: Private, founded 2016. UBTech Robotics: Public, founded 2012. Apptronik is named in 166 signals and UBTech Robotics in 299. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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