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Apollo at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot)

Apptronik's bipedal general-purpose humanoid, unveiled August 2023, standing 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) and weighing 72.6 kg with a 25 kg payload capacity and 4-hour hot-swappable battery. Commercial pilots launched in 2024 with Mercedes-Benz (assembly kit delivery and component inspection at German production facilities), GXO Logistics (trailer unloading and lineside delivery), and Jabil (inspection, sorting, and kitting; Jabil also manufactures Apollo units).

Apollo was superseded by Apollo 2 in June 2026, which introduced bipedal and wheeled configurations and a 90,000 sq ft Robot Park data-collection facility in Austin, Texas.

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GXO's early-stage proof-of-concept program with Apptronik, announced June 20, 2024. Multi-phase R&D initiative beginning with laboratory testing to fine-tune Apptronik's AI model before deploying Apollo to a GXO distribution center in the US. Apollo tested on labor-intensive distribution-center processes including box and tote transport. Part of GXO's multi-vendor humanoid evaluation alongside Agility Digit and Reflex.

Key facts

Robot dimensions
Apollo: 5'8", 55 lb payload
Power architecture
Swappable batteries, linear actuators, force-control architecture, flexible safety-zone perimeter
Program phases
Multi-phase: lab AI-model testing, then US distribution-center deployment
Tasks under test
Box and tote transport, item picking, barcode scanning
Compute
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin + Orin NX (275+ TOPS)
Foundation models
NVIDIA Project GR00T
GXO Chief Automation Officer
Adrian Stoch
Apptronik CEO
Jeff Cardenas

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
undisclosed
Customer
(registry company)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Apollo at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot).

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Trust tier
Machine verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Apollo
Company
Apptronik
Location
United States/Oklahoma/GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot)
Operator
Apptronik
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-20
ID
7838c80a-3711-423e-a3e4-ac28dfc3b145

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Apollo first documented operating at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot).
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Verifications (1)

Sources (4)

  1. GXO Logistics: Apptronik partnership announcement (June 20, 2024) · https://www.gxo.com/news_article/gxo-partners-with-apptronik-on-robots-to-meet-rising-supply-chain-needs/
  2. The Robot Report: GXO + Apptronik program coverage · https://www.therobotreport.com/
  3. Interesting Engineering: Apollo specs and DC deployment plan · https://interestingengineering.com/
  4. Summit Ventures: humanoid program context · https://summit-ventures.net/
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: commercial

Lifecycle: superseded

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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Common questions

What is the Apollo deployment at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot)?
Apollo, built by Apptronik, is recorded as a deployment at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot) on the DEPLOY registry. Apptronik operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Apollo at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot)?
Apptronik, the manufacturer of Apollo, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Apollo deployment at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 20, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Apollo deployment at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot)?
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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