Overview
Austin-based Apptronik, a spin-out of UT Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab that also worked on NASA Valkyrie, unveiled Apollo in August 2023 (5 ft 8 in, 160 lb, lifts 55 lb). It has run pilots with Mercedes-Benz and GXO. Jabil is a manufacturing partner and Google DeepMind supplies Gemini Robotics models. After raising more than $935 million in Series A funding, Apptronik unveiled Apollo 2 in bipedal and wheeled configurations in June 2026, with fleets collecting training data at its Robot Park sites. Not yet sold commercially.
- Type
- Biped robot · Full-size humanoids
- Maker
- Apptronik (USA)
- Released
- 2023
- Price
- Not for sale
- Status
- Not for sale (research)
- Best for
- Professionals & labs
- Programming
- No programmability
Price and shipping
Pilot deployments only. CEO Jeff Cardenas has said the target price is below $50,000 at scale
Shipping: Not available. Not for sale. Available only through Apptronik pilot partnerships.
Specifications
| Category | Bipeds · Full-size humanoids |
|---|---|
| Released | 2023 |
| Country | USA |
| Availability | Not for sale (research) |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Built-in autonomy | Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores |
| LLM support | None · Gemini Robotics language-directed demos run on Apollo, but commercial pilot units are not confirmed to use them, and there is no public SDK. |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Camera |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | Unknown |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Balance type | ZMP / IK gait |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb) |
| Compute | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| DOF | Not published |
| Sensors | Head cameras, perception sensors in torso (details not published) |
| Balance | Model-based whole-body control from the team's UT Austin/NASA Valkyrie lineage (details not published). Deliberate, conservative walking. |
| SDK | None public |
Common questions
How much does Apollo cost?
Not for sale. Pilot deployments only. CEO Jeff Cardenas has said the target price is below $50,000 at scale.
Can Apollo be bought today?
No. It was never sold to the public.
Who makes Apollo?
Apollo is made by Apptronik (USA). It came out in 2023.
Can Apollo be programmed?
No programmability.
Does Apollo have AI chat or LLM support?
None. Gemini Robotics language-directed demos run on Apollo, but commercial pilot units are not confirmed to use them, and there is no public SDK.
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- MuJoCo Guide · the simulator used to train walking robots
- ROS 2 Guide · the software framework many robots use
- Robot Vision and Depth Sensors · cameras, lidar and other distance sensors
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Image credits
- Image 1: source (official press/product image, rights with manufacturer)