Robot model
Apollo
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…
- Manufacturer
- Apptronik
- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- superseded
- Deployments
- 4
- Website
- apptronik.com ↗
supersededSuperseded by Apollo 2. The historical entry remains for reference; current coverage tracks the successor.
Overview
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 Apollo was superseded by Apollo 2 in June 2026, which introduced bipedal and wheeled configurations and a 90,000 sq ft Robot Park data-collection facility in Austin, Texas.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 13 sources, view all
Key facts
Form factor
humanoid
Drive type
bipedal
Payload
25 kg
Battery life
4 hours
Application
industrial manufacturing
Specs
Height m
1.73
Weight kg
72.6
Drive type
bipedal
Payload kg
25
Unveil date
August 23, 2023
Battery type
hot-swappable
Battery hours
4
Commercial pilots
Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics, Jabil
Data & sources
Press releases
5
News coverage
5
Web sources
3
13 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not sold (internal use)
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- RaaS / lease
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Supervised (human oversight)
- What the maker claims
- “Apollo humanoid robots by Apptronik bring intelligent, mobile automation to manufacturing, warehouses, and retail. Scalable AI-powered robotics.”
- Flagship demo
- live site footage · speed altered (unclear) · independently corroborated: partial
Accountability: Apptronik has a Claim Integrity of 33% (1 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Deployments (4)
- Apollo at Austin, Texas, USAoperational
Apptronik Apollo deployed at GXO Logistics facility and Google DeepMind for data collection.
Operated by GXO Logistics
GXO's early-stage proof-of-concept program with Apptronik, announced June 20, 2024.
- Apollo at Jabil Manufacturing Facility (US)operational
Operated by Jabil Inc.
Apptronik and Jabil announced a pilot deployment of Apollo humanoid robots at Jabil manufacturing operations in early 2025, as part of a broader collaboration that also involves Jabil scaling production of Apollo robots.
Operated by Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Mercedes-Benz is piloting Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot at its Digital Factory Campus in Berlin, where the robot is being used for intralogistics and quality checks.
Recent activity
- CreatedMay 25, 2026
Manufacturer-attributed media (5)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
Apptronik's footage of its Apollo humanoid performing a case-picking logistics task. A controlled capability demonstration with no evidence of unsupervised autonomy; attribute the autonomy framing to the maker.
Apptronik's reveal-era teaser for its Apollo humanoid. A cinematic marketing piece, not operational deployment footage.
Apptronik's footage of its Apollo humanoid performing a warehouse tote-picking task. A capability demonstration, not a documented deployment, and likely teleoperated or scripted; the autonomy framing is the maker's.
Apptronik footage of an Apollo humanoid robot performing a palletization task in a staged logistics setting. A capability demonstration from Apollo's product reveal, not a documented customer deployment.
Apptronik's official Hello Apollo video on their verified YouTube channel (@apptronik8459). Tagged claimed-only: Apptronik did not disclose the autonomy level for the introductory footage.
Runs on (1)
- Gemini Roboticsfoundation-model · research
Supply chain (2)
Compute / semiconductor
- Texas InstrumentsMotor-control microcontrollers, gate drivers, power-management / analog ICs (functional-safety)supplies
- NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson onboard compute (+ Project GR00T foundation-model collaboration)co-develops
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Apollo.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (13)
- Apptronik: Apollo · https://apptronik.com/apollo · 2026-01-01
- Apptronik (Apollo): Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apptronik · 2026-01-01
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apptronik-unveils-apollo-a-humanoid-robot-to-redefine-the-future-of-work-301907453.html
- 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
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot
- https://www.therobotreport.com/gxo-logistics-apptronik-test-apollo-humanoid-robot-warehouse/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/apptronik-partners-google-deepmind-advance-humanoid-robots-ai/
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/apptronik-raises-520-million-at-5-billion-valuation-for-apollo-robot.html
- https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-humanoid-robot-funding-apptronik/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/apptronik-brings-in-another-520m-to-ramp-up-apollo-production/
- https://media.mbusa.com/releases/release-cf381cd2fcff624ae37d3911631103dc-mercedes-benz-accelerates-the-transformation-of-its-production-network-by-integrating-ai-and-humanoid-robots-at-its-digital-factory-campus-in-berlin
- GXO Advances Humanoid Strategy, Announces Multi-Phase R&D · https://investors.gxo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gxo-advances-humanoid-strategy-announces-multi-phase-rd · 2024-06-20
- Apptronik and Jabil Collaborate to Scale Production of Apollo Humanoid Robots and Deploy in Manufacturing Operations · https://investors.jabil.com/news/news-details/2025/Apptronik-and-Jabil-Collaborate-to-Scale-Production-of-Apollo-Humanoid-Robots-and-Deploy-in-Manufacturing-Operations/default.aspx · 2025-02-25
Common questions
- What is Apollo?
- 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.
- Is Apollo actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Apollo is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Apollo?
- Apollo is made by Apptronik, based in Austin, Texas, USA, founded in 2016.
- Where is Apollo deployed?
- 4 verified deployments of Apollo are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Austin, Texas, USA, GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot), Jabil Manufacturing Facility (US).
- What AI powers Apollo?
- Apollo runs Gemini Robotics. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
- What are alternatives to Apollo?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Apollo include Digit, Walker S2, Unitree H2 Plus, Digit v5.
- How does Apollo compare to Digit?
- Apollo and Digit (Agility Robotics · 8 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Apollo has 4 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Apollo a top humanoid?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Apollo ranks in roughly the top 2% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
- What is Apollo's maturity stage?
- Apollo is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Apollo still being made?
- Apollo has been superseded by a newer generation. The historical record remains on the registry for reference. Successor: Apollo 2.
- Is Apollo safe?
- Apollo 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.
Methodology: Verified · 13 sources (5 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: superseded
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 3
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Apollo.Recent coverage
Apollo in third-party press
In the press
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/apptronik-apollo.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/7ba0eda0-6ad0-4633-b81e-b4a7dd41137d
- Revision history: /models/apptronik-apollo/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Buyer-facing pricing: deploy.report/price/apptronik-apollo
Video
Apptronik unveiled the new Apollo humanoid robot. Apollo is a collaborative, bipedal robot, roughly human-sized. It is designed initially for logistics and ware
Our new Gemini Robotics model brings Gemini 2.0 to the physical world. We're partnering with Apptronik to develop the next generation of humanoid robots with Ge
America's physical AI gold rush is exploding. Investors are shifting billions away from large language models and into next-gen robotics, just as the US gover
Apptronik's Apollo is leading the new industrial revolution, securing a massive funding round driving the Apptronik $520M valuation as machines transition from
IEN540 O Week 1 Research Apollo This is an upload of a school assignment to research one of the top products of 2025. I decided to have a little fun with it. Pl
Jeff Cardenas, Apptronik co-founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the closing of a $350 million Series A funding round, who the current buyers of the c
Apptronik Apollo is a glimpse of what NVIDIA envisions as the future of robotics. It was a big deal at GTC 2024 and represented a merging of GenAI with humanoid
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
56.3/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 9, 2026
Intelligence layer