Apptronik's Apollo humanoids are being tested in factories and warehouses with partners Mercedes-Benz and GXO Logistics.
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Apptronik has raised $520 million in funding at a $5 billion valuation as the startup aims to commercialize its humanoid Apollo robots, potentially beating Chinese competitors and Tesla’s
Optimus to the market.
The new funding, announced on Wednesday, brings Apptronik’s series A funding round to $935 million. B Capital, chaired by Howard Morgan, co-led the deal with Google
Apptronik has risen in value from $15 million to $5 billion and now has Google DeepMind as a partner. There's a very big idea…
China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S.
Robotics company 1X announced preorders for Neo, which it claims is the “world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot.”
The humanoid robot market segment is seeing demand from enterprises gather speed, as some manufacturers start mass production…
Flush with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding, Rhoda AI and Genesis AI are developing humanoids they hope can go…
Chinese humanoid robot companies are expanding globally, piling pressure on Elon Musk’s Optimus before it reaches mass production.
