Apptronik#55
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Apptronik is an Austin-based robotics company building Apollo, a general-purpose humanoid robot designed for logistics, manufacturing, and other physical work. It spun out of the University of Texas Human Centered Robotics Lab in 2016.
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Earlier this year, we led an investment consortium that invested $120M into @Apptronik This is our thesis on Humanoids and Apptronik https://t.co/s1erpMir9v
Robotics strategy is a major long term priority for every major tech CEO in the world right now Imo maybe only Google will be able to pull off the robot foundation model component because they’ve spent a decade+ working on it with significant resources None have the DNA for commercializing complex hardware. The innovation and growth on this end will come from new companies like @Apptronik like you see in this video
humanoid funding in 2025: → $1.4 billion for Skild AI in January 2026 → $1 billion Series C for Figure AI → $600 million Series B for Physical Intelligence → $453 million in Series A for Galaxy Bot → $403 million in Series A for Apptronik → $400 million for Agility Robotics → $200 million for Leju Robotics → $123 million in Series B for Neura Robotics → $109 million in Series E for Fourier Intelligence let's go back to this in a year, and compare
Even in robotics, human talent still runs the show. @Apptronik Teases New Robot, Stacks C-Suite With Waymo, Boston Dynamics, Amazon Vets. https://t.co/Fh5AA47XZV
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Will Apptronik's Apollo reach mass production before 2027?
