Apptronik · research humanoid
Astra
An upper-body humanoid torso for two-handed manipulation research that Apptronik used to develop the arms, hands and perception later used in Apollo (2023). Date given as late 2020 by trade press; one timeline says 2022.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A retired humanoid from Apptronik.
Real-world use
A handful of units were sold to research labs.
Maker
ApptronikCompany · founded 2016 · Austin, United StatesSeries A over $935M ($415M in 2025 plus $520M extension, Feb 2026), nearly $1B raised in total; investors include Google, Mercedes-Benz, B…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Astra has more joints than 28% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, payload, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Stationary · 24 joints
- Actuators & motors
- Electric actuators built in-house; Apptronik says its later Apollo draws on more than 13 generations of its own actuators.
- Hands
- Apptronik has said only that it bought hands from makers of affordable prosthetics.
- Other details
- An upper-body (torso) research platform that can be mounted on different mobile bases; used to develop perception and hand-eye coordination before Apollo.
Named suppliers:Apptronik
Lineage
Every Apptronik humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- A handful sold to research labs after its late-2020 release (Automated Warehouse).
- Where it is sold or used
- United States
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Apptronik releases Astra
Apptronik released the Astra humanoid torso for research labs in late 2020.
Automated Warehouse
Sources
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