APOLLO

Apollo is a general-purpose humanoid from Apptronik, an Austin company spun out of UT Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab with NASA Valkyrie heritage. It stands about person-height, uses hot-swappable batteries, and is built to lift meaningful payloads while working near people.

Apptronik positions Apollo for logistics and manufacturing first. Enterprise pilots include Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics, and Jabil. The robot integrates with NVIDIA Jetson compute and Project GR00T for learning and fleet control. LED cues in the head, mouth, and chest communicate status during human-robot handoffs.

Apollo is not a home preorder product in 2026. Apptronik sells through enterprise contracts with undisclosed unit pricing, though leadership has talked about driving cost below $50,000 at scale. The company lists future use cases that include retail, home delivery, and elder care once industrial deployments mature.

HomeBotRadar tracks Apollo because it is one of the few US humanoids with named Fortune 500 pilots and a clear human-scale form factor. Compare it with Figure 02, Unitree G1, or NEO Gamma if you are mapping the path from factory humanoids to living-room helpers.