This is Apptronik’s humanoid robot, Apollo. The Austin-based firm is beginning pilots, with a target of commercial availability by the end of 2024. Read more. Hello Apollo. Today marks a special day in our 7-year history as a company. Today is the day that we launch Apollo, our most recent humanoid robot. We believe it to be one of the most ...

Apptronik is a spinout from the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. We were founded in early 2016 with the goal of bringing forth the next generation of robots that will change the way we live and work.

But the team at Austin-based robotics startup Apptronik envisions a future where general-purpose robots will handle “dull, dirty and dangerous” jobs so humans don’t have to. The design for Apptronik’s latest humanoid robot, named Apollo, was unveiled on Wednesday.

Apptronik will leverage NVIDIA’s portfolio of AI offerings for humanoid robots, including the new GR00T foundation models, Isaac Lab, and the OSMO compute orchestration service, announced at GTC. “Generative AI is currently used to generate text, images, and video.

Similar to the safety advantages of a collaborative robot over an industrial robot, Apptronik’s unique force control architecture provides safe movement around humans.

Apptronik, an Austin, US-based company specializing in the development of versatile, mobile robotic systems, has agreed a partnership with NASA to accelerate commercialization of its new humanoid robot.

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 ...

Apptronik is scaling manufacturing of Apollo units to fulfill growing orders across priority verticals—including automotive, electronics manufacturing, third-party logistics providers, beverage bottling and fulfillment, and consumer packaged goods.

Apptronik Unveils Apollo, A Humanoid Robot to Redefine The Future of Work. Apollo developed from Apptronik’s experience and expertise in building over 10 previous robots including NASA’s Valkyrie robot. Apollo will operate in warehouses and manufacturing plants in the near term with endless potential applications longterm

It’s something that wouldn’t feel entirely out of place is a dystopian sci-fi film, which I don’t believe is the vibe they’re going for here. Apptronik’s new robot shares common, more aesthetic, DNA with Astra — a teleoperated torso-up robot — than it does Valkyrie. Apptronik’s Astra Robot. Image Credits: Apptronik