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Apptronik

General-purpose humanoid robot manufacturer

apptronik.com

Headquarters: Austin, United States
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 450–500
Industry: Electronic Equipment & Parts

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Latest news about Apptronik

In short: Apptronik secured over $1 billion in funding and launched the Apollo 2 humanoid robot to advance AI-driven industrial and home automation.

Company announcements

April 28 Apptronik

Apptronik announces key executive hires

Daniel Chu joins as Chief Product Officer from Waymo; leaders from Boston Dynamics, Amazon added for services, software, marketing, people operations to accelerate commercialization.

February 11 Apptronik

Apptronik closes over $935 million Series A

The funding includes a $520 million extension with investors like Google, Mercedes-Benz, and new ones including AT&T Ventures and John Deere. It supports Apollo robot production and deployments.

February 4 Apptronik

Apptronik joins PfRC initiative

AUVSI launches the bipartisan Partnership for Robotics Competitiveness in Washington D.C. to secure U.S. leadership in robotics and physical AI.

January 27 Apptronik

Apptronik features in NASA Spinoff 50th edition

The article highlights Apollo humanoid robot assisting assembly lines with repetitive tasks in factories and warehouses. Apptronik's NASA collaboration began with Valkyrie.

Media coverage

July 6 Yahoo Finance

This humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn’t promising a robot in your home anytime soon

Last week, AI2 Robotics, a Shenzhen-based startup that makes wheeled humanoid robots, raised roughly...

June 30 Texas Standard

Austin company launches 90,000 square-foot ‘robot park’

Austin-based Apptronik makes robots that it hopes businesses will use in manufacturing, on the...

June 29 Reuters

Apptronik launches robot training hub, unveils Apollo 2 humanoid robot

Google-backed Apptronik unveiled a new robot training facility on Tuesday, betting that large-scale real-world data collection will accelerate the commercialization ‌of humanoid robots.

June 29 Techmeme

Humanoid robot maker Apptronik raised ~$1B at a ~$5B valuation, including from Mercedes-Benz, which has a handful of Apptronik's Apollo robots in its factories

Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg: Humanoid robot maker Apptronik raised ~$1B at a ~$5B valuation, including from Mercedes-Benz, which has a handful of Apptronik's Apollo robots...

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