{"id":215243,"date":"2024-03-20T13:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/mercedes-benz-will-use-a-humanoid-robot-called-apollo-to-build-your-next-car\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:19","slug":"mercedes-benz-will-use-a-humanoid-robot-called-apollo-to-build-your-next-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/mercedes-benz-will-use-a-humanoid-robot-called-apollo-to-build-your-next-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz will use a humanoid robot called Apollo to build your next car"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Humanoid Robots could soon be building your next car, as Mercedes-Benz enters into a commercial agreement with Apptronik.<\/p>\n

In a <\/span>press release shared<\/span><\/a> last Friday (Mar. 15) via the Apptronik website, the details of the partnership have been shared. <\/span><\/p>\n

The German automaker will be trying out the robots at its factories and in the manufacturing process.<\/span><\/p>\n

The duo is working on a pilot program, with Mercedes-Benz \u201cexploring potential use cases for Apollo <\/span>humanoid robots<\/span><\/a> in logistics to bring parts to the production line for workers to assemble, the so-called delivery of assembly kits, while simultaneously inspecting the components.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Apollo, the 5\u20198\u201d and 160 lb general-purpose robot, is the brainchild of Texas-based company Apptronik. <\/span><\/p>\n

They describe it as being the \u2018first <\/span>commercial humanoid robot<\/span><\/a> that was designed for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads, and safety.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

The co-founder and CEO of the company, Jeff Cardenas, says: \u201cWhen we set out to build Apollo, an agreement like the one we\u2019re announcing today with Mercedes-Benz was a dream scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMercedes plans to use robotics and Apollo for automating some low-skill, physically challenging, manual labor \u2013 a model use case which we\u2019ll see other organizations replicate in the months and years to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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