Overview of Apptronic and Apollo Humanoid

Apptronic is a robotics company that originated from the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. They have been working on building a capable and affordable humanoid robot for commercial use. Their latest humanoid robot, Apollo, is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. It has a lifting capacity of 55 pounds and a swappable battery that allows for a four-hour runtime. Apollo is designed for material handling and logistics tasks, targeting tasks such as case or box handling in warehouses. While Apollo initially has a one-degree-of-freedom gripper, it is designed to eventually have more dexterous manipulation capabilities as technology advances. The potential market size for humanoid robots in logistics and material handling is significant, with billions of cases being moved globally. Apptronic already has signed purchase orders and pilots with major companies in logistics, manufacturing, and retail sectors.