Mercedes-Benz is adding Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots to its factories to complete physically intensive and low-skill tasks. Apollo is 5'8 in height, weighs 160 pounds, can lift up to 55 pounds, and can currently run for four hours on a single battery pack. The general-purpose robot has arms and legs as well as eyes with LED lights and a screen on its chest that can display different types of information. Instead of a moving mouth, Apollo's mouth is another screen of sorts that can display a slight smile, a wrench icon, or its battery charge status.
Apollo doesn't have a plug-in option like an electric vehicle to charge. Instead, the humanoid robot has battery packs. The robot also doesn't have to use its legs if its tasks are stationary, as its torso can be mounted to a metal post if desired. When a moving object or person is detected within the impact zone close to a walking Apollo, the robot will stop moving for safety reasons. Apollo also comes with software that can remotely control its operations, and the company's website shows that it can even be controlled from a game controller-like device.
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