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Apptronik Apollo

Apptronik

A general-purpose industrial humanoid with NASA Valkyrie lineage, in enterprise pilots with Mercedes-Benz and GXO.

Origin
Austin, Texas, USA
Announced
2023
Configurations
varies
Price
Not publicly priced

Commercial record

What it actually costs.

Pricing is presented in full, not flattened to one number. Figures vary by configuration and by where the unit is purchased.

Pricing

Not publicly priced

Apptronik publishes no list price; Apollo is deployed through enterprise partnerships and pilots rather than open sales. Apptronik has publicly targeted a price under $50,000 at scale; that figure is a manufacturer target, not an available price, and no independent estimate of current unit cost has been published.[3]

Specifications

The full technical record.

Specifications vary by configuration. Each value is attributed to its source; figures marked for EDU configurations differ from the base unit.

Dimensions

Height
~173cm(5 ft 8 in)[1]

Mass & Payload

Weight
~72.5 to 73kg(160 lb)[1]
Payload
25kg(55 lb)[1]

Power

Runtime
~4h[1]
Battery swap
Under ~5 minutes[1]

Control

Approach
Force control (rather than pure position control)[1]
Design goal
Safe human collaboration and robustness[1]

Mobility

Terrain
Optimized for flat, structured indoor surfaces[2]

Heritage

Origin
Human Centered Robotics Lab, UT Austin[1]
Lineage
NASA Valkyrie / R5 program[1]

Neutral analysis

The record, in plain terms.

Overview

Apollo is Apptronik's general-purpose industrial humanoid, unveiled in 2023. Apptronik spun out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at UT Austin and contributed to NASA's Valkyrie program, and Apollo carries that lineage into a platform built on force control rather than pure position control, a design choice aimed at safe collaboration around people. Apollo is in enterprise pilots including Mercedes-Benz manufacturing and GXO logistics, with commercial availability announced from 2025 through partnerships. Apptronik raised a $350 million round led by Google, with Mercedes-Benz and NASA participation.

Strengths

  • Force-control architecture designed for safe human collaboration.
  • Enterprise pilots with Mercedes-Benz manufacturing and GXO logistics.
  • Battery swappable in under approximately 5 minutes, with about 4 hours of runtime.
  • 25 kg payload in a full-size industrial form factor.
  • NASA Valkyrie lineage and a $350 million round led by Google.

Considerations

  • A pilot and early-commercial platform: deployed through partnerships rather than open sales.[2]
  • Optimized for flat, structured indoor surfaces.[2]
  • No public list price exists. The publicly stated sub-$50,000 figure is a manufacturer target at scale, a projection rather than an available price.[3]

The flywheel

Owner records.

Owner records are not open for the Apptronik Apollo. The platform is not openly for sale; units are deployed with pilot partners. If that changes, this record will begin accepting owner-reported data.

Verifiable

Sources.

We are sourced, and verifiable. Every cited figure above ties back to a numbered reference here.

  1. [1]
    Apptronik, Official Apollo Page

    https://apptronik.com/

    Manufacturer specifications.

  2. [2]
    IEEE Spectrum, Robots Guide

    https://robotsguide.com/

    Independent robotics reference.

  3. [3]
    The Robot Report, Apptronik Partnerships and Funding

    https://www.therobotreport.com/

    Reporting on the Mercedes-Benz partnership, GXO pilots, the Google-led round, and the stated price target.

Cite this record

The Rivet Index. "Apptronik Apollo." RID-000012. https://rivetindex.com/r/RID-000012