Contrary to doomsayers' predictions, robots have yet to become our overlords — but they could soon become our coworkers. That's the goal of electronics maker Apptronik, creator of Apollo, a ...

Google DeepMind recently demonstrated that Apptronik’s Apollo robot can perform complex tasks using objects it had never encountered before. In the showcase, the robot is seen handling oddly shaped or ...

Humanoids that handle household chores or build habitats on the lunar surface may sound like something from science fiction. But the team at Austin-based robotics startup Apptronik envisions a future ...

Apptronik, a tech company headquartered in Austin, Texas, has unveiled its latest creation, Apollo, a humanoid robot designed to enter the workforce and quickly contribute to various tasks. Standing 5 ...

A creepy robot — featuring arms, legs and two eyes, but no other facial features — has stepped up alongside actual workers in warehouses for the first time to lift heavy boxes and containers. The ...

The rise of humanoid robots didn’t happen overnight, but a kind of perfect storm has accelerated the phenomenon over the past year and change. The foundation, of course, is decades of research.

Apptronik unveiled a new workforce robot today. Named Apollo, the machine is designed to “work in environments designed for, and directly alongside, humans.” The android is initially intended to move ...

“The Mercedes-Benz manufacturing USP is intelligence it helps to manage complexity and increases flexibility,” said a representative of a German builder. That is its firm slogan of its robotics and AI ...

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