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- superseded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
- 6
- Website
- apptronik.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Apollo, a humanoid by Apptronik (commercial): 6 verified deployments on record. 14 sources back the record.
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Apollo was superseded by Apollo 2 in June 2026, which introduced bipedal and wheeled configurations and a 90,000 sq ft Robot Park data-collection facility in Austin, Texas.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.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Drive type
Payload
Battery life
Application
Price
Availability
Pricing model
Specs
Runtime
Height m
Drive type
Unveil date
Battery type
Battery hours
Commercial pilots
Sourced specs
Individual specifications, each with its own source and date.
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 173 cmclaimed | Apollo Humanoid Robot — Apptronik official product page |
| Max speed | 1 m/sclaimed | Apollo Humanoid Robot — Apptronik official product page |
| Payload | 25 kgclaimed | Apollo Humanoid Robot — Apptronik official product page |
| Weight | 73 kgclaimed | Apollo Humanoid Robot — Apptronik official product page |
To scale
Data & sources
Press releases
6
News coverage
5
Web sources
3
14 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.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Apollo. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (6)
- Apollo at Hungarypilot
Apptronik Apollo humanoid robot piloting at Mercedes-Benz Kecskemét plant in Hungary.
Apptronik Apollo humanoid robot piloting at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus Berlin-Marienfelde.
- Apollo at Austinoperational
Apptronik Apollo deployed at GXO Logistics facility and Google DeepMind for data collection.
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.
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.
Apollo on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Apollo is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Apptronik Apollo front view
- Price point recordedJun 17, 2026
Not announced
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Robotics: Mercedes-Benz and Apptronik's Apollo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Apptronik's Apollo: The Humanoid Robot Revolutionizing Manufacturing
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
GXO & Apptronik: Humanoid Robot in a Logistics Warehouse
Manufacturer-attributed media (6)
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.
Components (1)
primary inference compute
Components carry componentClass + safetyCritical flag. ModelComponent rows carry safety_role (primary_safety / backup_safety / monitoring / non_safety) + optional supplier identity.
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 (14)
- 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
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Methodology: Verified · 14 sources (6 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: superseded
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- 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
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Apollo from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94
Apollo to back $15 billion AI infrastructure project in Japan
The project, aimed at strengthening AI capacity, is expected to see capital deployed across land, power infrastructure, construction and computing.
Japan eyes $140bn AI data centre push with Dell and JERA, FT reports
Japan’s biggest power generator is teaming up with Dell to build AI data centres across the country. The push could cost as much as $140bn, the Financial Times reported. JERA,…
VIEW, the NASA program that drew Apollo’s windows before launch
Black Hole (@konstructivizm), posting on X, described NASA’s VIEW program, which showed Apollo crews what space would look like from their windows before they got there. It ran on…
Leadership Changes Hit 2 Apollo Real Estate Funds
Jess Lipsey, head of Apollo Realty Income Solutions, and Spencer Propper, a manager of Apollo Diversified Real Estate Fund, are leaving the firm.
Netherlands and EOS sign letter of intent for Apollo counter-drone laser
The Netherlands and Electro Optic Systems signed a letter of intent to advance works on the Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon system.
87 companies join U.S. Space Command’s third wargame
U.S. Space Command held the third of four wargames with commercial space companies on Sept. 23, this time focused on spacecraft that operate outside the orbits most satellites use…
AI data center builder Nscale raises $3.36B ahead of IPO
Nscale Ltd. today announced that it has secured $3.36 billion in funding to support its data center construction push. The capital will arrive in two tranches. Nscale expects to…
Nscale closed a $3.36B pre-IPO round led by Third Point, with $1B from Nvidia still to come
Nscale has closed a $3.36B pre-IPO convertible note round led by Third Point, with Nvidia, Apollo, Citadel and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council among the investors, three weeks…
Collective hits gold-tungsten beyond Apollo model
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) has hit high-grade gold and tungsten in schist outside the southern edge of its Apollo breccia in […] The post Collective hits gold-tungsten…
Netherlands to build anti-drone laser with Australia’s EOS
The Netherlands plans to turn an Australian-designed laser into a working weapon against drones and build it on Dutch soil, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said Thursday. State…
Apollo’s Rowan Blasts Regulators for Handling of Walter Insurers
Apollo Global Management Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan blasted insurance regulators in Delaware for their handling of Mark Walter’s insurance companies, which are now…
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
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Apptronik's Apollo is leading the new industrial revolution, securing a massive funding round driving the Apptronik $520M valuation as machines transition from
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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
Reality vs attention
Apollo draws attention at the 95th percentile but verifies reality at the 93rd percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +2, 58th widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers. Strong recent media coverage and press activity.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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: Oct 5, 2026
Runs on
- NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor(primary inference compute)reported
Chip integration for Apollo sourced from public claims. See every AI chip on record for the full catalog.
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