Apptronik

For the second year in a row, Apptronik is included on CNBC's Disruptor 50 list! It’s amazing to see #Apollo recognized as a transformative force in the tech industry and mentioned alongside so many trailblazers. Looking forward to another year of building robots for humans. 🦾 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gyezXR_E #CNBCDisruptors #Robotics #AI #Humanoids

Apptronik, the Austin-based humanoid robot company that closed a $935 million Series A at a roughly $5.3 billion valuation in February, just stacked its executive ranks with tech company veterans from Waymo, Boston Dynamics, Amazon, iRobot and Paramount+. It also teased a new humanoid robot. https://lnkd.in/gQ-Qd5mn (Photo: Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

Assembling the Leadership to Power the Next Generation of Humanoid Robots To bring humanoid robots 🤖 like #Apollo into everyday use, you need more than great technology: you need leaders who have scaled it before. As we prepare for our next phase of growth, we’ve bolstered our executive bench with veterans from the world’s most innovative tech giants like Waymo, Boston Dynamics, and Amazon. 👋 Welcome Daniel Chu, Kevin Garell, Chirag S., Dave Perry, and Justin Birtz! The path to mass-market humanoid robots just got a lot shorter. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ghgWxq2t

ICYMI: EE Times | Electronic Engineering Times featured Apptronik and our Head of Product, Parker Conroy, on the growing role of humanoid robots on the factory floor. As Parker shares, humanoid robots like #Apollo represent the convergence of autonomy, dexterity, and manipulation - now accelerated by advances in #physicalAI. With #Apollo already being designed for real-world manufacturing and logistics environments, the conversation is shifting from possibility to deployment. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gc8e8QfF

Humanoid robotics is the space race of our time. It’s great to see the U.S. federal government considering action on a national robotics strategy. As Jeff Cardenas told SEMAFOR: “This is going to define the future for the species. It’s game on.” Thank you, J.D. Capelouto, for digging into the progress in D.C. on supporting the U.S. robotics industry. You can read more about the latest developments here: https://lnkd.in/gtn97gnZ #NationalRoboticsStrategy #USRobotics #Humanoids

While the world focused on digital chat, Jeff Cardenas was building the hardware capable of walking among us. We are proud to welcome Jeff Cardenas, Co-founder and CEO at Apptronik, to MACHINA Summit 2026. A serial entrepreneur operating at the convergence of physical AI and advanced robotics, Jeff is driving the transition from isolated software intelligence to fully embodied systems. He believes that it is not man vs machine, but man and machine that will take humanity into the next generation of AI. Under his leadership, Apptronik has developed some of the most advanced robots in the world, spanning exoskeletons, humanoid torsos, biped mobility platforms, and unique robotic arms that lift more than they weigh. Apptronik’s flagship humanoid, Apollo, represents a new class of general-purpose robots designed for scalable deployment across logistics, retail and manufacturing environments. The company has recently raised $520M, reaching a valuation of $5B. Jeff brings deep expertise in technology commercialization and new product development, with a track record of translating frontier research into market-ready systems. At the IC2 Institute at the The University of Texas at Austin, he worked globally with innovators to operationalize ideas into breakthrough technologies. Following multiple start-up ventures and a non-profit, Jeff co-founded Apptronik in 2016 alongside Nicholas Paine and Luis Sentis with a vision to define the future of human-robot collaboration. As a recognized voice in the robotics ecosystem, Jeff regularly contributes to industry dialogue on humanoid systems, autonomy, and the deployment of physical AI. At MACHINA, Jeff will explore how general-purpose humanoid robots are bringing a new category of labour where intelligence machines and humans operate in shared environments to redefine the ceiling of productivity. Where intelligence meets the physical world.  #MACHINA2026 #PhysicalAI #Robotics #Humanoid 

Check out #Apollo at the NYSE! Another proud moment for Apptronik this week! The NYSE celebrated our recent $935M Series A raise to accelerate the commercial deployment of Apollo and bring general-purpose humanoid robots into the real world. Huge appreciation to our team, partners, and investors who are building the future with us. ❤️ 🤖 ❤️

Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve raised more than $935M in Series A funding with a $520M Series A-X extension round, bringing our total capital raised to nearly $1B. This milestone is a powerful vote of confidence in Apptronik's mission: building AI-powered humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans. With this new funding, we’ll be able to: 🤖 Ramp production of Apollo 🌍 Expand global commercial and pilot deployments 🏭 Build next-generation facilities for robot training and data collection ⚡ Accelerate real-world impact across manufacturing, logistics, and beyond We’re proud to be backed by an incredible group of repeat and new investors, including B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz AG, PEAK6, AT&T Ventures, John Deere, Qatar Investment Authority and more. The future of embodied AI is happening now, and Apollo is just the beginning. 👉 Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/gxS2qTU4 💼 Explore open roles: https://lnkd.in/gAeykzxE #ApolloRobot #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #AI #EmbodiedAI #Automation

ICYMI – Apollo is in SEMAFOR this week! Design is an often overlooked part of developing robots. But, as SEMAFOR notes, “to reach mass adoption, companies are going to have to create robots people actually want to be around.” At Apptronik, we believe human-centered design is critical to robot acceptance and adoption. Jeff Cardenas said it best: "If people continue to fear them, they’re not going to embrace the robots." Thanks to Rachyl Jones for bringing this story to life. Read more about our approach (and other approaches) to robot design here: https://lnkd.in/gJ_nqbJ4 #ApolloRobot #Humanoids #HRI #HumanCenteredDesign