Deployment
Apollo 2 at Stuttgart, Germany
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 · 1 source · not yet field-verified
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Apollo 2 deployed at Mercedes-Benz factory. First publicly announced commercial deployment of Apollo. Also deployed at GXO Logistics and Google DeepMind for data collection.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Apollo 2 at Stuttgart, Germany.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09
- Model
- Apollo 2
- Company
- Apptronik
- Location
- Germany/Stuttgart, Germany
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2025-01-01
- ID
c4c19c61-d96c-4ce3-9cd4-722e7f53d389
Sources (1)
- Apptronik Apollo at Mercedes-Benz · https://apptronik.com/company/press-releases · 2025-01-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: prototype
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Apollo 2 at Stuttgart, Germany.Common questions
- What is the Apollo 2 deployment at Stuttgart, Germany?
- Apollo 2, built by Apptronik, is recorded as a deployment at Stuttgart, Germany on the DEPLOY registry. Apptronik operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Apollo 2 at Stuttgart, Germany?
- 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 Stuttgart, Germany go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Apollo 2 deployment at Stuttgart, Germany?
- 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.
- Is Apollo 2 at Stuttgart, Germany safe?
- Apollo 2 at Stuttgart, Germany has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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