Apptronik

Apollo industrial humanoid; piloted on Mercedes-Benz lines.

Austin, TX, US · 2016

Milestone note Jul 30, 2026

Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoids whole-body control — demonstrated on Apptronik's Apollo 2

Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2, extending robot control from upper-body manipulation to whole-body coordination — 'feet to fingertips.' Demonstrated on Apptronik's Apollo 2, it walks, crouches and manipulates while reasoning through instructions in real time. Dexterity results include a 92% success rate unscrewing a lightbulb; a companion ER 2 model handles planning and multi-robot teamwork.

Google DeepMind

Apptronik

Press · 2026-07-30 Read

Milestone note Jun 30, 2026

Apptronik unveils Apollo 2 and a 90,000 sq ft 'Robot Park' training facility

Apptronik opened Robot Park, a ~90,000 sq ft data-collection and training facility in Austin, and unveiled Apollo 2 in bipedal and wheeled configurations — feeding training data to Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics models.

Apptronik

Press · 2026-06-30 Read

Milestone note Feb 2026

Apptronik raises $520M at $5B valuation

Reached

Apptronik — A $520M Series A extension (backers include Google, Mercedes-Benz and the Qatar Investment Authority) values Apptronik at $5B and lifts total funding to ~$1B, to scale Apollo production toward ~$80k/unit at volume from 2027.

Humanoid Robots

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Press · 2026-02 Read