Humanoid Apollo from Austin for industry and logistics, grown out of the University of Texas
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Apptronik was founded in 2016 in Austin, Texas, as a spin-off from the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas. The founding team had previously worked on the NASA humanoid Valkyrie for the DARPA Robotics Challenge. The company employs around 300 staff and focuses on universally deployable humanoid robots for industrial environments.
Apollo is Apptronik's core product: a 173 cm tall, 73 kg humanoid with a payload of approximately 25 kg and four hours of battery life. It targets assembly, warehouse management, and logistics. A partnership with Google DeepMind aims to integrate Apollo with the Gemini Robotics language model.
With confirmed total funding of nearly one billion US dollars and partners such as Mercedes-Benz, Google, and logistics company GXO, Apptronik is among the most heavily funded humanoid startups worldwide. Collaboration with established industrial customers accelerates the transition from prototype to real-world deployment.
Apollo
Humanoid · Industry & Logistics
Founded in Austin as a spin-off from the University of Texas.
Pilot program with Mercedes-Benz in automotive manufacturing announced.
Partnership with Google DeepMind for AI-powered robot control.
Series A raised 350 million USD, later expanded to 415 million USD.
Additional 520 million USD raised; total financing exceeds 935 million USD.
Currently, procurement in Switzerland is handled through international resellers. No official Swiss distributor is registered.