Apptronik Apollo Specifications
Last updated: 2026-06-08
Overview
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Physical
Height 173 cm (5'8")
Weight 73 kg (160 lbs)
Reach Not publicly specified
Locomotion Bipedal walking
Degrees of Freedom ~38 total
Payload Capacity 25 kg (55 lbs)
Power & Battery
Battery Type Hot-swappable lithium-ion pack
Runtime ~4 hours per battery
Key Feature Battery swaps in seconds β designed for near-continuous operation in shift environments
Mobility
Walking Speed ~1.5 m/s (typical operating speed)
Terrain Flat and moderately uneven indoor surfaces
Stair Capability Under development / limited
Actuators
Actuator Type Series elastic actuators (SEA) β compliant, force-controlled
Design Origin Derived from Apptronik's NASA JSC work on the Valkyrie space robot
Safety Compliant joints absorb impacts and limit peak forces β suited to human-collaborative environments
Sensing & Perception
Cameras RGB-D (colour + depth) head-mounted cameras
IMU Inertial measurement unit for balance and orientation
Force / Torque Joint-level torque sensing via series elastic actuators
AI & Software
AI Platform Third-party AI models; Google partnership for large-scale robot AI training
Autonomy Level Semi-autonomous; supervised commercial deployment
SDK Available to partners and developers
Commercial
Country of Origin USA πΊπΈ (Austin, Texas)
Status Commercial pilots
Pricing Enterprise pricing β not publicly disclosed
Known Partners Mercedes-Benz, Google, NASA
Open Source No (SDK available)
How Apollo Compares
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Apollo
Figure AI
Agility Digit
Height 173 cm ~170 cm 175 cm
Weight 73 kg ~60 kg ~65 kg
Payload 25 kg 20 kg 16 kg
Battery ~4 h (hot-swap) ~5 h ~3β4 h
Country USA USA USA
Status Commercial pilots Commercial deploy Commercial deploy
Please note: Specifications reflect publicly available data at time of writing. Some figures are approximate. Hot-swap battery runtime may vary by task profile. Always verify with the manufacturer for the most current specifications.
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