There’s GR-1, Valkyrie, Ameca, and now, Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid robot, which is being co-developed with NASA. The Austin-based startup is creating a general-purpose robot designed to serve as a resource and tool, capable of replicating anything humans can do.
Standing 1.72 meters (5.6 feet) tall, the 160-pound Apollo is can lift payloads weighing up to 55-pounds and eventually hopes to assist human workers in the warehouse as well as the supply chain,. What sets it apart from other humanoid robots is its unique force control architecture that maintains safe operation around people. Power comes from swappable batteries, each with a four-hour runtime, which enables it to continue working with a simple change rather than a plug-in charge.
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The needs of our supply chain are really outpacing the workers we have. We have huge labor shortages all across the economy. As humans, our most valuable resource is time. As toolmakers, we’ve gotten good enough to start building machines that could give us back time. Our goal is to get these robots out of our labs and out into the real world. To really improve the way we live and work,” said Jeff Cardenas, Apptronik CEO.
