Company · Apptronik 8 items

One-line positioning

Apptronik was founded in 2016 as a U.S. humanoid robot development company spun out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin.

Key facts

The company's technological roots trace back to NASA's early Valkyrie humanoid robot project.

Products & tech

In 2023, Apptronik launched its first commercial humanoid robot, Apollo; in 2024, it began collaborating with Mercedes-Benz to test industrial applications.

Market position

Apptronik ranked 196th on the 2026 Global Unicorn List with a valuation of $34 billion.

Its investors include Google and Mercedes-Benz.

In June of the same year, it unveiled a new humanoid robot, Apollo 2.