Apptronik

About Apptronik

Apptronik was founded in 2016 in Austin, Texas, growing directly out of the Human Centered Robotics Laboratory at the University of Texas — the same lab that contributed to NASA's Valkyrie humanoid. With over 12 years of NASA and DARPA-funded robotics R&D underpinning its design, Apollo is arguably the most safety-engineered humanoid on the market. The 25 kg payload capacity and hot-swappable battery system — exchangeable in seconds without tools — make Apollo uniquely suited to logistics environments requiring continuous operation. Backed by Samsung and Google, with partnerships including GXO Logistics, Apptronik is actively scaling Apollo pilot programs in US distribution centers. ROS2 native with force/torque sensing throughout, Apollo represents the most enterprise-production-ready humanoid originating from US academic robotics.