Apptronik Apollo
Commercial humanoid robot for warehouses and manufacturing
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Apollo is Apptronik's general-purpose humanoid robot built for friendly human interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads, and safety. Its human-like form factor lets it navigate spaces designed for people and use existing tools and equipment. It uses a modular design that can be mounted stationary, on a mobility platform, or made fully mobile with legs.
Released: 2023
- Price
- Contact for pricing
- Height
- 5'8" (1727 mm) Press
- Weight
- 160 lbs (72.6 kg) Press
- Payload
- 55 lbs (25 kg) Press
- Degrees of freedom
- Over 30
- Battery
- 4 hours Press
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- Spec sources
- 3 linked
- Verification
- Partially verified · 6/9 specs source-verified · last checked Jul 6, 2026
- Availability
- Piloting
- Last verified
- Jul 6, 2026
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Overview
Apollo is Apptronik's commercial humanoid robot, designed from the ground up for friendly human interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads, and safety. Because it shares a similar body shape and size to a person, Apollo can move through spaces built for humans and operate the same tools and equipment, making collaboration natural and enabling tasks that are difficult for other types of robots.
The robot is built around a modular architecture. It can be deployed stationary, mounted to a mobility platform, or made fully mobile with legs, letting customers match the configuration to the job. Hot-swappable battery packs keep it running across long operating windows in industrial settings.
Apptronik positions Apollo for warehouses and manufacturing plants in the near term, with longer-term potential across construction, oil and gas, electronics production, retail, home delivery, and elder care. The company reports that partners including Mercedes-Benz and Jabil have already deployed Apollo alongside their human employees.
Key Features
- Human-like form factor that navigates spaces built for people and uses existing human tools and equipment
- Modular design that can run stationary, on a mobility platform, or fully mobile with legs
- Hot-swappable battery packs for extended operation in industrial environments
- Status communication through LEDs in the head, mouth, and chest
- Engineered for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads, and safety
Specifications
Connectivity
| Communication | WiFi, Ethernet Unverified |
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | Over 30 Unverified |
| Locomotion | Bipedal |
| Actuators | Proprietary electric actuators (bespoke linear + rotary); force-controlled architecture; hot-swappable, low-part-count design. Joint count not officially disclosed |
Performance
| Max Speed | 3 mph (1.34 m/s) Unverified |
| Payload Capacity | 55 lbs (25 kg) |
Physical
| Weight | 160 lbs (72.6 kg) |
| Height | 5'8" (1727 mm) |
Power
| Battery Life | 4 hours |
Compare with similar robots
| Apptronik Apollo | Unitree H2 | TORA-ONE | THEMIS V2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Height | 5'8" (1727 mm) | 180 cm | 146-186 cm (foldable/adjustable) | 1.6 m |
| Weight | 160 lbs (72.6 kg) | 70 kg | — | 37.5 kg |
| Payload | 55 lbs (25 kg) | 15 kg peak / 7 kg rated (single arm) | 5 kg per arm (rated) | 15 kg |
| Reach | — | — | — | — |
| Max speed | 3 mph (1.34 m/s) | — | 0.6 m/s | 2.78 m/s |
| Degrees of freedom | Over 30 | 31 | 47 | 40 |
| Battery | 4 hours | ≈3 h runtime (972 Wh, 15 Ah, max 75.6 V) | 8 hours | 3 hours |
Evidence & changelog
Sources
- Apptronik - tranche-1 verification · Apptronik — cites Weight, Height, Payload Capacity, Battery Life
- Apptronik - tranche-1 verification · Apptronik — cites Locomotion
- Apptronik Apollo · Apptronik — cites Actuators
Videos
Deployment Evidence
Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz Enter Commercial Agreement
Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz signed a commercial agreement to pilot Apollo humanoid robots in Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facilities, confirming active industrial piloting.
Deployment Readiness
Integration & SDK
- ROS Support
- Supported
- SDK Available
- Not confirmed
- API Docs
- —
- Supported Platforms
- ROS integration available
Support & Service
Regions
Support details not available
Manufacturer
Developer of Apollo, a general-purpose humanoid robot designed for industrial and logistics applications.
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX, USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Website
- Official site
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