Figure vs Apptronik: A Verified Humanoid Comparison (2026)

Figure and Apptronik are the two best-funded American humanoid robot makers, and both have moved past demos into real factory deployments. This is a side-by-side of what each has verifiably deployed, drawn from the DEPLOY registry, with company claims labeled as claims.

The short version: similar stage, different breadth. Both build general-purpose humanoids aimed at industrial work, and both have raised at multi-billion-dollar valuations. The clearest difference is deployment breadth: Apptronik’s Apollo has engagements spanning multiple industries and partners, while Figure’s headline work has centered on a deep deployment with a single automaker. Both remain early; neither is operating at large scale.

Where Figure stands out. Figure raised over $1 billion at a roughly $39 billion valuation and develops its own Helix vision-language-action AI in-house. Its flagship work, the Figure 02/03 deployment at a BMW plant, is one of the most-documented humanoid factory engagements to date. Figure also operates its own manufacturing facility, BotQ, signaling a vertical-integration bet.

Where Apptronik stands out. Apptronik’s Apollo has the broader set of enterprise engagements, spanning automotive (Mercedes-Benz), logistics (GXO), and electronics manufacturing (Jabil), plus AI and compute partnerships with Google DeepMind and NVIDIA. That breadth across industries and partners is its distinguishing strength, suggesting a less concentrated commercial bet than Figure’s.

What to watch. Whether Figure’s deep single-partner approach or Apptronik’s multi-industry breadth converts to durable paid deployments first; whether either moves from pilots to scaled production; and how their in-house AI approaches compare in the field. The comparison below tracks the verified state and will update as the registry does.

Figures are drawn from the DEPLOY registry. Operational and financial figures stated by the companies are labeled as company-stated. See how we verify.