Unitree R1
A publicly priced entry humanoid that makes the category feel real.
Unitree Robotics, China
Apptronik, United States
Apptronik Apollo
A business-first humanoid built for real work in warehouses, retail, and manufacturing.
- Status
- Work robots
- Public price
- Not disclosed
- Category
- Industrial humanoid
- Best for
- Warehouse and retail
How close to a home
1 / 5
No official photograph here yet. Both go up once verified, and not before.
Why it matters
Apollo represents the business case for humanoids: mobile automation that can plug into real labour environments before the home market fully opens.
What it can do
Apptronik positions Apollo for manufacturing, warehouses, and retail, where repetitive movement, handling, and flexible human-like form matter.
The company
Apollo is marketed as scalable AI-powered robotics for enterprise settings. The focus is not consumer fantasy, but commercial deployment.
Specs
The kind of robot that helps explain how humanoids will likely mature: work first, home later.
Roboosh verdict
Important to watch because it reflects where revenue may arrive first. Not a household butler, but a serious workplace contender.
Reality check
For many humanoid companies, enterprise work is the bridge to everything else. Apollo makes that logic easy to understand.
Price and availability checked August 2026. Maker link opened and checked 6 September 2026.
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