Day 1 at #CoRL2026 in Austin was a great success. Come see a live demo of Apollo and chat with the #Apptronik team about robotics, career opportunities, and more. We'll be here until Wednesday at Booth 800 on the third floor of the JW Marriott. Looking forward to seeing you!
The launch windows for Tesla's Optimus V3, Figure 04, and Apptronik's next-generation Apollo overlap heavily, clustering between November-December and 2027. Musk said Optimus V3 may release a video demonstrating non-preprogrammed movements within one or two months, and Tesla's December 3 shareholder meeting is seen as a high-probability observation point; Figure 04 completed design lock in May and has entered production preparation, with outside predictions putting its launch window between late 2026 and early 2027.
Are you attending #CORL2026? The #Apptronik team looks forward to connecting with top talent in robotics and embodied AI at "Fueling the Future: Apptronik CoRL Networking Lunch" on Wednesday, November 11, in Austin! Whether you want to learn about what we've been building, are interested in career opportunities, or just want to chat about robotics with other researchers, we'd be happy to talk. If you'd like to attend, please submit an RSVP via the link below. Space is limited! https://luma.com/97z1wrhu
Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot has been combined with Google DeepMind's Gemini multimodal reasoning capabilities and is being tested on production lines at Mercedes-Benz, Jabil, and others for tasks such as moving packages, picking parts, and quality inspection. Apollo is about 1.73 meters tall with a 25 kg payload, equipped with 30 actuators and fused perception from stereo depth cameras and LiDAR, and uses swappable batteries for about four hours of runtime with a two-minute battery swap. Conroy emphasized that data collection and scaling compute are driving physical AI to cope with environmental changes, but general autonomy remains a longer-term goal.
Agility Robotics will list on Nasdaq on November 5 via SPAC under the ticker AGLT, with a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion and confirmed 2025 revenue of only $1.782 million, about 63.5% of which comes from related parties.
Why it matters: Using Agility's listing filing data as a sample, it breaks down humanoid robot unit economics and RaaS contract structures, and provides transferable metric definitions.
Apollo catching up on the news, cover story included 👀 #IMTS2026 brought out the best of manufacturing, and Apollo made the front page. An incredible week meeting industry professionals and the next generation of workers at the booth. Thank you, Chicago! #Apptronik #Robotics #humanoidrobot
Are you at #IMTS in Chicago? If so, Apollo wants to meet you. Come say hi at the Google Cloud booth (236709) in the North Hall. #Apptronik #Robotics #HumanoidRobot
Apptronik co-founder and CEO Jeff Cardenas was named to the Austin Business Journal's 2026 Power Players list. Apptronik, based in Austin, is developing its humanoid robotics business; the company says Jeff's vision has helped drive the city to become the center of the physical AI revolution, and the recognition also honors industry leaders shaping Texas's innovation landscape.
A photograph of Apptronik's humanoid robot Apollo 1 is on display at the Made in America exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, Christopher Payne's tribute to American manufacturing. The exhibition, part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the United States, runs until September 27. Apptronik launched Apollo 2 just last month, and Apollo 1's retirement arrangements are now on the agenda.
Apptronik has added veterans from Waymo, Boston Dynamics, and Amazon to its executive team, preparing for the next phase of growth for its Apollo humanoid robot. Its goal is to bring humanoid robots such as Apollo into everyday use; more details are available in a Forbes report.
On April 28, 2026, Apptronik announced a series of executive appointments: former Waymo Chief Product Officer Daniel Chu will serve as Chief Product Officer, while Kevin Garell, Chirag Shah, Dave Perry, and Justin Birtz will lead service support, software, marketing, and people operations, respectively, to accelerate the commercialization of its humanoid robot Apollo.
Apptronik announced the completion of a $520 million Series A-X extension round; combined with its oversubscribed $415 million initial Series A in 2025, the total exceeds $935 million, bringing cumulative funding to nearly $1 billion.
Why it matters: The official press release provides first-hand information such as the financing structure and valuation multiples, which readers can use to understand the pace of Apptronik's mass-production expansion and its capital backing.