Company record

Apptronik

Updated November 2, 2026 · Presspool

Apptronik makes Apollo, an AI-driven humanoid robot offered with legged or wheeled mobility for physically demanding work in human spaces. apptronik.com

Funding

• $520 million Series A-X (Series A extension), announced February 11, 2026. Led by B Capital and Google. Sources: cnbc.com, apptronik.com.

Whether AI names Apptronik

• On the Humanoid robots map: named or cited in 34 of 51 answers to Presspool's Humanoid robots questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 5 of 8, Claude 6 of 8, Perplexity 6 of 8, Gemini 6 of 8, Copilot 6 of 8, Google AI Mode 2 of 7, Google AI Overviews 3 of 4). See the map. Of the 31 companies on the map, Apptronik ranked 4th by answers naming or citing it in that sample. The other companies AI names most on Humanoid robots questions: Figure (40 of 51), Unitree (39 of 51), Agility Robotics (35 of 51), UBTech Robotics (26 of 51), 1X (23 of 51) and AgiBot (23 of 51). Most often named in the same answers: Figure (32), Agility Robotics (31), Unitree (26), 1X (20), UBTech Robotics (16).
• On the Physical AI map: named or cited in 23 of 49 answers to Presspool's Physical AI questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 6 of 8, Claude 3 of 8, Perplexity 5 of 8, Gemini 4 of 8, Copilot 4 of 8, Google AI Mode 1 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 1). See the map. Of the 53 companies on the map, Apptronik ranked joint 6th by answers naming or citing it in that sample. The other companies AI names most on Physical AI questions: Figure (38 of 49), Physical Intelligence (28 of 49), Skild AI (27 of 49), Agility Robotics (26 of 49) and Unitree (26 of 49). Most often named in the same answers: Figure (21), Agility Robotics (20), Unitree (16), 1X (15), Physical Intelligence (13).

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Week by week

Answers that named or cited Apptronik in each weekly sample of Presspool's Humanoid robots and Physical AI questions, by the Monday of the sample week. A row is added every week.

Sources AI cites when it names Apptronik

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Related records

Also on the Humanoid robots map: 1X, AeiROBOT, AgiBot, Agility Robotics, Astribot, Booster Robotics, Clone Robotics, Dexmate, Donut Robotics, EngineAI, Engineered Arts, Figure and 18 more on the map.

Also on the Physical AI map: 1X, AeiROBOT, AgiBot, Agile Robots, Agility Robotics, Aleph, ASI, Astribot, Bedrock Robotics, Booster Robotics, Clone Robotics, Collaborative Robotics and 40 more on the map.

B Capital, which led this round, also led Dream Labs ($90 million Seed, October 19, 2026), Sonilo ($11 million, round type not disclosed, October 8, 2026) and Unblocked ($20M Series A, May 6, 2025).

Founders on the record

• Jeff Cardenas, co-founder and CEO. Source.

Sources

• Own site
• Independent source
• apptronik.com

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