GXO Logistics has signed a letter of intent to expand its work with Apptronik, and the two companies aim to roll out up to 1,000 of Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots over the next four years. The rollout depends on the robots meeting agreed performance, safety and operational targets.
From 2027 the companies will widen trials of Apollo in live warehouse work, including picking, moving cases and totes, packing and sorting. The first deployments are planned for North America in late 2027, under a robotics-as-a-service model.
GXO and Apptronik began working together in 2024 with a proof-of-concept programme. Earlier this year Apollo finished a pilot at a GXO site in the US, picking small consumer goods, and the companies have tested the robot on more than 50 logistics tasks.
Apptronik's co-founder and chief executive, Jeff Cardenas, said GXO has the network and operating discipline to put the technology to work at scale.
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GXO Logistics
Logistics company
Logistics company that has worked with Apptronik on humanoid robots in warehouses since 2024.
