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Apptronik

NASA partner. $520M raised. Apollo humanoid for the future of work. Austin, Texas.

$520M
Raised Feb 2026 — $5B valuation

📊 Apollo Specs

Height1.73m (5'8")
Weight72.6 kg (160 lbs)
Payload25 kg (55 lbs)
Runtime4 hours
Speed1.5 m/s
DesignHuman-friendly

💰 Funding

$520M

Series B (Feb 2026). $5B valuation.

Investors: NASA, Google, etc.

🚀 Latest Developments

Feb 2026
$520M raised at $5B valuation. One of the largest robotics funding rounds ever. Expanding Austin operations, opening California office.
2025
NASA partnership signed. Space agency expertise accelerates Apollo development for terrestrial and future space applications.
Testing
Apollo robots being tested in factories. Building themselves — robots assembling other robots.
Origin
Spun out of University of Texas at Austin. Team worked on NASA's Valkyrie robot before going commercial.

📅 Timeline

2016Founded from UT Austin
2023Apollo revealed
2024NASA partnership
2026$520M raise, scaling

🎯 Focus Areas

  • Manufacturing & logistics
  • Hazardous environments
  • Space applications (NASA)
  • Human-robot collaboration

🔑 Why It Matters

Apptronik has NASA heritage — the team built Valkyrie, NASA's rescue robot. Now they're commercializing that expertise. The $520M raise shows serious investor confidence. Their "robots building robots" demo was viral. Austin's becoming a robotics hub, and Apptronik is at the center. NASA partnership means they're thinking beyond Earth.

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