# How Apptronik is accelerating the humanoid robot race

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2025-02-14
- Length: 51m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [1:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=81) Manifest Tradeshow Recap
- [6:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=392) Industrial Robotics Market Slowdown
- [15:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=911) Carbon Robotics Laser Weeder Launch
- [20:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=1251) Apptronik Funding and Ecosystem
- [25:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=1545) AI Partnership and Data Strategy
- [30:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=1847) Commercial Viability and Piloting
- [33:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=2016) Full-Stack Design and Form Factor
- [40:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-02-14-how-apptronik-is-accelerating-the-humanoid-robot-race#t=2412) Roadmap to Home and Elder Care

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Apptronik (company)
- Jeff Cardenas (other)
- Google DeepMind (company)
- Apollo (product)
- Figure AI (company)
- Agility Robotics (company)
- One X Technologies (company)
- B Capital (company)
- Capitol Factory (company)
- Mercedes-Benz (company)
- GXO (company)
- Carbon Robotics (company)
- Fanuc (company)
- Manifest (other)
- ProMat (other)

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