Humanoid robots

Apollo

United States

Austin-based humanoid with NASA heritage, 25 kg payload and 4-hour swappable battery. One of the few Western humanoids paired with a frontier AI lab (Google DeepMind).

Updated 2026-09-08 · Last verified 2026-09-05

MakerApptronik
CountryUS
Statuspilot
Height (cm)173
Weight (kg)72.6
Payload (kg)25
Runtime (h)4
Onboard computeNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin + Orin NX
AI stackGoogle DeepMind partnership (Gemini Robotics)
AvailabilityEnterprise pilots with Mercedes-Benz, GXO and Jabil; manufacturing and deployment partnership with Jabil
EMEA presenceMercedes-Benz (DE) is a pilot partner and investor

Sources: Apptronik (official) (2026-07-09)RoboZaps (tracker) (2026-07-09)Inspenet (2026-07-09)

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