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Apptronik

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United States · Founded 2016

apptronik.com
Last verified: 2026.09.14

Overview

Products listed
6
Flagship product
Apollo (2023)
Primary scenarios
Industrial manufacturing · Logistics and warehousing
Commercial progress
Commercial delivery
RoboAtlas Summary

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered humanoid robots, founded in 2016 from the University of Texas at Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab.

Official positioning

Apptronik develops next-generation general-purpose robots intended to change how people live and work.

Hardware scope

Its flagship platform is Apollo, a humanoid robot designed to work alongside people in human-built environments.

Intelligence scope

Apptronik describes Apollo as an AI-powered humanoid built on its prior robot and actuator development work.

Go-to-market

Apollo's initial focus is physically demanding work in manufacturing, logistics and warehouses, with commercial deployments and further applications planned.

Products

Active products

Apollo (2023)
Humanoid · Apollo (2023)
CommercialPilot only
—Aug 23, 2023
Apollo Hand
Components · Apollo Hand
——
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Announced / prototype

Mercury
Humanoid · Mercury
PrototypeNot released
—2018
QDH
Humanoid · QDH
PrototypeNot released
—Jan 27, 2023
Astra
Humanoid · Astra
PrototypeNot released
—Sep 20, 2022
Apollo 2
Humanoid · Apollo 2
PrototypePilot only
—Jun 30, 2026

People

Jeff Cardenas
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Co-founder and CEO of Apptronik.

Nicholas Paine
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Co-founder and CTO of Apptronik.

Funding history

Series A-X
USD 520M
B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz, PEAK6, AT&T Ventures, John Deere, Qatar Investment Authority
Series A (additional)
USD 53M
Mercedes-Benz, Japan Post Capital, ARK Invest, Helium-3, Magnetar, RyderVentures, Korea Investment Partners syndicate, others
Series A
USD 350M
B Capital, Capital Factory, Google

Timeline

  1. Product released

    Mercury

  2. Funding

    Seed

  3. Product released

    Astra

  4. Product released

    QDH

  5. Funding

    Strategic equity investment

  6. Product released

    Apollo (2023)

  7. Funding

    Series A

  8. Funding

    Series A (additional)

  9. Funding

    Series A-X

  10. Product released

    Apollo 2

References

Apptronik unveils ApolloApptronik · Official announcement · 2026.08.14https://apptronik.com/news-collection/apptronik-closes-over-935-million-series-aApptronik · Official news · 2026.02.11https://apptronik.com/news-collection/apptronik-closes-additional-series-a-fundingApptronik · Official news · 2025.03.18https://apptronik.com/news-collection/apptronik-raises-350-million-in-series-a-fundingApptronik · Official news · 2025.02.13Apptronik leadershipApptronik · Official website · 2026.08.19
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