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How Apptronik is accelerating the humanoid robot race

The Robot Report Podcast · 14 Feb 2025 · 51m

What this episode covers

Jeff Cardenas, CEO and co-founder of Apptronik, discusses the company's $350 million Series A funding round, which is co-led by B Capital and Capitol Factory with participation from Google. Cardenas explains Apptronik's full-stack approach to actuator design and its partnership with Google DeepMind to develop agentic AI for the Apollo humanoid robot. The episode also covers Apptronik's roadmap, including piloting in logistics and manufacturing in 2025 with commercial uptake expected in 2026, and the strategic importance of building a Texas-based robotics ecosystem.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Apptronik, Google DeepMind, Figure AI, Agility Robotics, One X Technologies, B Capital, Capitol Factory, Mercedes-Benz, GXO, Carbon Robotics, Fanuc
Products
Apollo
Also
Jeff Cardenas, Manifest, ProMat

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