Apptronik

Austin, USAEst. 2016Private

It is not Man vs. Machine, but Man + Machine.

About

Apptronik develops general-purpose humanoid robots, building on research from NASA collaborations and focusing on industrial and logistics environments with modular hardware. Its primary robot is Apollo. The company has raised in excess of $350M–$400M to scale humanoid production and entered partnerships with leading industrial partners.

Founded in 2016 as a spin-out from the University of Texas at Austin.
Raised $935M in Series A funding across two tranches (February 2025 and February 2026), with investors including Google, Mercedes-Benz, B Capital, AT&T Ventures, and John Deere.
Partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics, and Jabil for pilot deployments.

Company Details

Type	Private
Funding Status	Series A, $935M (2025–2026)
Total Funding	$935M+
Employees	—

Software Ecosystem

AI / Model Approach	Apollo 2 powered by Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics foundation models. Research partnership with Google DeepMind where Apollo 2 operational data feeds Gemini Robotics training. Multi-modal learning approach. According to Apptronik and The Robot Report.
Training Methodology	Continuous learning loop combining teleoperation, autonomous execution, high-fidelity physics simulation, and real-world task data collected at Robot Park (90,000 sq ft facility, Austin, Texas) and customer sites including Google DeepMind, Mercedes-Benz, and GXO. Data collected by Apollo 2 directly advances Gemini Robotics models. According to Apptronik.
Developer Access	No public SDK. Enterprise B2B deployments only. Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics On-Device SDK exists as a separate Google product but is not Apptronik's own developer SDK. According to The Robot Report.
Third-Party Integrations	Google DeepMind (Gemini Robotics — research and AI model partnership). Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics, Jabil as deployment and manufacturing partners.