Apptronik
Spun out of the University of Texas at Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab, Apptronik builds the Apollo humanoid line. It has developed 15 earlier robots including work on NASA's Valkyrie.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 33 humanoids
- First robot
- 2020Latest 2026
- Headquarters
- AustinUnited States
- Can I buy one?2 available to buyBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?3 robot models in useFleets run at Apptronik's roughly 90,000 sq ft 'Robot Park' in Austin to gather training…
- How big are they?Valued at $5.3B2026-02
- What is new?2026-06-30Apptronik launches Apollo 2 with 'Robot Park' data facility
Robots
3 robot models shown in public, from 2020 to 2026. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Apptronik's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Chips and boards
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Apptronik's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useApollo 22026 · Pilot use
Fleets run at Apptronik's roughly 90,000 sq ft 'Robot Park' in Austin to gather training data for Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics models (reported).
Apollo2023 · Pilot usePilots announced with Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics and Jabil (which also plans to build Apollo); Google DeepMind partnership from late 2024.
Astra2020 · RetiredA handful of units were sold to research labs.
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
- Funding raised
- $966Mas reported
- Valuation
- $5.3B2026-02
- Goal
- New robot version in 2026; expand into retail, manufacturing, logistics, later healthcare and home (company).
- Customers
- Mercedes-Benz; GXO; Jabil; Google DeepMind (AI partner)
Notes and caveats 4
- Shipped in 2025. IDC: tens of units in 2025; no exact figure.
- Funding raised. Series A $403-415M (2025, Google among investors) plus $520M extension (Feb 2026; B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz, AT&T, John Deere, QIA). Series A over $935M; total nearly $966M-$1B.
- Valuation. Private, about $5.3B as listed by Tech Funding News (other reports $5B-$5.5B); company did not disclose.
- Factory capacity. No capacity figure; Jabil is manufacturing partner.
What is new
The latest stories about Apptronik's robots, newest first.
- Apptronik launches Apollo 2 with 'Robot Park' data facility note (Kazumichi Moriyama) · Apollo 2
- Apptronik raises $520M extension Apptronik · Apollo 2
- Series A passes $935M Apptronik · Apollo
- Apollo unveiled The Robot Report · Apollo
- Apptronik releases Astra Automated Warehouse · Astra
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Austin, United States
- Focus
- general-purpose humanoids for logistics and manufacturing, later retail, healthcare and homes
- Funding
- Series A over $935M ($415M in 2025 plus $520M extension, Feb 2026), nearly $1B raised in total; investors include Google, Mercedes-Benz, B Capital, PEAK6, AT&T Ventures, John Deere and QIA.
- Partners
- Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics, Jabil; Google DeepMind (Gemini Robotics)
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in United States.
Sources
8 sources behind this page.
- Automated Warehouse Apptronik unveils Apollo humanoid robot
- Apptronik Apptronik home page
- Bloomberg Government Humanoid firm Apptronik triples valuation to over $5.5 billion
- Apptronik Apptronik closes over $935 million Series A
- The Robot Report Apptronik unveils Apollo humanoid robot
- Tech Funding News Apptronik raises $520M for humanoid robots
- Tech Funding News Top 10 humanoid robot startups to watch in 2026, ranked by total funding
- IT Brief UK Chinese vendors dominate humanoid robot market in 2025 (IDC)
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