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Builds Apollo, a humanoid robot in bipedal and wheeled versions for logistics, manufacturing and retail work.

Leader Jeff Cardenas, Co-Founder, CEOBased in Austin, TexasShares privateGroup Humanoid makers · US & Europe · robots built in the US and Europeapptronik.comits news page

Where it stands: Raised $520M (11 Feb 2026) to scale Apollo production and expand commercial and pilot deployments; named customers Mercedes-Benz, GXO and Jabil source

Venture-backed. Series A totals over $935M after a $520M Series A-X extension (11 Feb 2026); backers include B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz and PEAK6. source

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Latest30 Jun 2026HumanoidPrototype

Apollo 3

Apptronik's next-generation commercial humanoid, named but not yet launched. In its 30 June 2026 announcement Apptronik said everything learned on Apollo 2, including data used with Google DeepMind to train Gemini Robotics models, is powering Apollo 3's development, and that its commercial fleet will debut with out-of-the-box embodied intelligence. No specifications, price or launch date have been published.

30 Jun 2026HumanoidPilots

Apollo 2

The current version of Apptronik's humanoid, offered in bipedal and wheeled-base configurations, with swappable batteries, an LED mouth, a chest display and speech. Apptronik says Apollo 2 has been the workhorse of Robot Park, its nearly 90,000 sq ft Austin data-collection and training facility, for over a year, producing data used with Google DeepMind.

Timeline · customers, money, people, products

  • 2 Aug 2026PartnerGoogle DeepMind showed Gemini Robotics 2 controlling Apptronik's Apollo 2, including a five-fingered SharpaWave hand, fetching and placing objects on spoken request. Reported The Robot Report
  • 30 Jun 2026ProductUnveiled Apollo 2 in bipedal and wheeled versions, plus an expanded, nearly 90,000 sq ft Robot Park training facility in Austin. Apptronik press release
  • 28 Apr 2026LeadershipHired former Waymo product chief Dan Chu as Chief Product Officer, plus new leaders for services, software, marketing and people operations. Apptronik press release
  • 11 Feb 2026MoneyClosed a $520 million Series A-X extension, bringing its Series A to over $935 million; new investors include AT&T Ventures, John Deere and QIA. Apptronik press release
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