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Apollo 2 at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)

Second-generation Apptronik humanoid available in bipedal and wheeled configurations, serving primarily as a data collection platform at Robot Park — a 90,000 sq ft facility in Austin, TX developed with Google DeepMind. CEO Jeff Cardenas has described Apollo 2 as still prototype-stage, with Apollo 3 expected to be the first true commercial product. Hundreds of units built as of mid-2026. Data collected feeds Gemini Robotics.

Apollo 2 by Apptronik · Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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Operator: Mercedes-Benz, at the Digital Factory Campus in Berlin-Marienfelde (Germany), with parallel work at the Kecskemet plant (Hungary). Fewer than ten Apollo robots operational as of the March 2025 disclosure, doing intralogistics: transporting parts/modules to lines, small assembly, quality checks, and picking parts from storage.

Trained via teleoperation plus AR knowledge transfer; not proven full autonomy. Commercial agreement announced 2024-03; factory-floor operation with unit counts confirmed 2025-03. Mercedes also took an equity stake in Apptronik. Small-scale pilot, not full production integration.

Key facts

Operator
Mercedes-Benz
Sites
Berlin-Marienfelde (DE); Kecskemet (HU)
Fleet
Fewer than 10 units (Mar 2025)
Task
Intralogistics, small assembly, QC
Autonomy
Teleop + AR training

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
pilot lt10
Customer
Mercedes-Benz

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Apollo 2 at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Apollo 2
Company
Apptronik
Location
Germany/Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)
Operator
Apptronik
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-03-19
ID
4b71d5de-20e5-4855-8c09-d103f4c579b7

Timeline

  1. Mar 2025
    First recorded
    Apollo 2 first documented operating at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (4)

  1. https://group.mercedes-benz.com/company/production/procuction-network/mbdfc-humanoid-robots.html
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apptronik-and-mercedes-benz-enter-commercial-agreement-that-will-pilot-apptroniks-apollo-humanoid-robot-in-mercedes-benz-manufacturing-facilities-302089972.html
  3. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Humanoid-robots-Mercedes-Benz-invests-millions-in-Apptronik-10320691.html
  4. https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/mercedes-benz-apptronik-humanoid-robots-apollo-manufacturing/710958/
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

4
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Apollo 2 at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin).

Common questions

What is the Apollo 2 deployment at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)?
Apollo 2, built by Apptronik, is recorded as a deployment at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin) on the DEPLOY registry. Apptronik operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Apollo 2 at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)?
Apptronik, the manufacturer of Apollo 2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Apollo 2 deployment at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 19, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Apollo 2 deployment at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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