GXO to deploy up to 1,000 Apptronik Apollo humanoid robots in warehouses over four years
CyberRobooo · x · 2026-11-13
Logistics operator GXO is expanding its partnership with Apptronik after two years of pilots, planning to deploy up to 1,000 Apollo humanoid robots over four years, with initial North American deployments targeted for late 2027.
- Apollo has been evaluated on 50+ logistics tasks at Apptronik's Robot Park; next-phase testing covers goods-to-person and person-to-goods picking, tote handling, packing, and sortation
- The deal uses a Robotics-as-a-Service model so GXO can scale based on operational needs and performance
- Apollo is only part of the strategy: GXO is also bringing Agility Robotics' Digit to more sites in North Carolina and Tennessee (Digit has moved 100,000+ totes in Georgia), and piloted Reflex Robotics' wheeled dual-arm robot in 2024
- Rather than betting on one form factor, GXO is testing how different robotic systems work alongside people and existing automation
The author notes the real test is whether these robots can handle high parallel order volumes and meaningfully increase automation across GXO's 1,000 facilities.
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