Apptronik, a leader in next-generation general purpose humanoid robots designed to change the way we live and work, has officially formalized an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to deploy its Apollo Humanoid Robot in the latter’s manufacturing facilities. According to certain reports, the stated Apollo Humanoid Robot comes bearing a form factor that roughly matches the size of a human worker (5 foot 8 inches tall and 160 pounds in weight with the ability to lift 55 pounds). Next up, we must get into how it is specifically built to operate in industrial spaces alongside people, something which is joined by the prospect of a unique force control architecture that maintains safe operations for both the robot and the surrounding workers. This is largely achieved through its friendly design, a design which is well-equipped in regards to fulfilling physically strenuous tasks. More on the same is rooted in Apollo’s computing power that makes it possible for leading AI companies to solve use cases outside the ones which Apptronik pledges to solve on the behalf of its customers.

“When we set out to build Apollo, an agreement like the one we’re announcing today with Mercedes-Benz was a dream scenario,” said Jeff Cardenas, co-founder & CEO of Apollo. “Mercedes plans to use robotics and Apollo for automating some low skill, physically challenging, manual labor – a model use case which we’ll see other organizations replicate in the months and years to come.”

As for this partnership, Mercedes Benz will deploy Apollo humanoid robots in logistics to bring parts to the production line where human workers can eventually assemble them to make an end product. Boasting the means to inspect components on the go, Apollo will further enable you to deliver totes of kitted parts later in the manufacturing process. Hold on, there is more. You see, bringing humanoid robots into its facility and plants would also enable Mercedes-Benz to deploy robotics in the places originally built for human work. Such a feature eliminates the need to invest in those costly full-scale facility redesigns.

“To build the most desirable cars we continually evolve the future of automotive production: Advancements in robotics and AI open up new opportunities also for us. We are exploring new possibilities with the use of robotics to support our skilled workforce in manufacturing. This is a new frontier and we want to understand the potential both for robotics and automotive manufacturing to fill labor gaps in areas such as low skill, repetitive and physically demanding work,” said Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production, and Member of the Quality & Supply Chain Management.