GXO signs LOI for up to 1,000 Apptronik Apollo robots; Apollo 2 hits 96% task success
KyleMorgenstein · x · 2026-11-13
Logistics giant GXO has signed a letter of intent with Apptronik covering up to 1,000 Apollo humanoid robots over four years, pending successful trials and initial commercial deployment targeted for late 2027. At CoRL this week, Apollo 2 was demonstrated running Google's Gemini Robotics 2.5 for autonomous parts kitting in a Mercedes-Benz factory, achieving a 96% task success rate — and the demoer says that rate has since climbed. The moves build on Apptronik's long-running partnerships with GXO, Mercedes-Benz and Google.
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