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Apptronik

NASA-backed robotics company building Apollo humanoid for enterprise and industrial use

Pilot DeploymentHumanoid RobotIndustrial

Company Info

Founded
2016
Headquarters
Austin, TX
CEO
Jeff Cardenas
Employees
350
Total Funding
$935M+
Valuation
$5.5B
Flagship Product
Apollo

Timeline

2026-02
Raised $520M Series A extension at $5.5B valuation
2025-01
Raised initial Series A (est. $415M)
2023-08
Unveiled Apollo humanoid robot
2016-01
Founded as spin-off from UT Austin Human Centered Robotics Lab

Key Capabilities

Heavy-duty manipulationModular designHuman-safe collaborationIndustrial task execution

Robot Specs

speed1.4 m/s
payload25kg
battery4 hours
height5'8"
weight73kg
dof34

Key Investors

GoogleMercedes-BenzWP Global Partners

Partnerships

Mercedes-BenzNASA