Apptronik
Austin developer of the Apollo humanoid robot, spun out of a University of Texas robotics lab.
About
Apptronik builds Apollo, a general-purpose humanoid aimed at logistics and manufacturing work. The company grew out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin, and its backers include Google, Mercedes-Benz and B Capital.
Key stats
- Latest funding
- $520M
- Total funding
- $923M
- Latest valuation
- —
- Founded
- 2016
- Country
- United States
Latest roundsAll rounds
- Feb 11, 2026Series A extension$520M
- Mar 18, 2025Series A additional close$53M
- Feb 13, 2025Series A$350M
RivalsAll rivals
- Figure AIDirect rival
Humanoid hardware · Logistics pilots
Recent newsAll news
- BusinessJabil says humanoid makers are moving from hand-built units to runs of tens of thousands
- AnalysisSkild AI and Figure top the largest humanoid and embodied-AI funding rounds of 2025-2026, as money moves from robot bodies to robot brains
- IndustryWhat is a vision-language-action (VLA) model, and who is building them?
- PolicyUS Army names IHMC's Alex humanoid and four component makers as xTechHumanoid winners
- MarketService robot sales jump 24% on logistics machines while humanoids sold about 7,000 units in 2025, IFR says