Apptronik
- Founded: 2016 (spun out from a lab at UT Austin)
- Headquarters: Austin, TX, USA
- Website: apptronik.com
About the company:
Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered humanoid robots. Our goal is to create human helpers to support humanity in every facet of life. Our robot, Apollo, is designed to collaborate thoughtfully with humans—initially in critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond.
Apollo is the culmination of nearly a decade of development, drawing on Apptronik’s extensive work on 15 previous robots, including NASA’s Valkyrie robot.
Apollo
Advanced Force Control Architecture:
- Similar to the safety advantages of a collaborative robot over an industrial robot, Apptronik’s unique force control architecture provides safe movement around humans.
Impact Zone:
- Apollo immediately pauses any movement when moving objects are detected in the impact radius.
Perimeter Zone:
- The outer zone and Apollo’s behavior when an object is detected can be adjusted to create a safe working environment.
Height (5’8”) - Weight (160 lbs.) - Runtime (4h. Bateery pack) - Payload (55 lbs.)
Apptronik started out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin and has over 150 employees. Learn more at apptronik.com.
Apollo will operate in warehouses and manufacturing plants in the near term eventually extending into construction, oil and gas, electronics production, retail, home delivery, elder care and countless more areas.
Apollo is the first commercial humanoid robot that was designed for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads and safety
Partners: NVIDIA, Google DeepMind
Customers include: Mercedes-Benz and GXO Logistics with strong customer demand in key industries like automotive, electronics manufacturing, third-party logistics, beverage bottling and fulfillment, and consumer packaged goods.
