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Apollo vs Digit in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Digit has more verified real-world deployments (11 versus 6) than Apollo as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

  • Digit has more verified real-world deployments (11 vs 6).
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Apptronik Apollo humanoid robot facing the camera in a facility. Still from the official Apptronik video "Hello Apollo" (2023).
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Agility Robotics Digit humanoid robot moving a tote onto a conveyor in a warehouse. Still from the official Agility Robotics video "Digit's First Day of Work at GXO" (2024); the frame carries the video's own on-screen caption.
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ManufacturerApptronikAgility Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitycommercialcommercial
Autonomy✓ 1 verified autonomous✓ 1 verified autonomous
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseinternal-onlyenterprise
PriceNot announced$100,000-$250,000 (analyst estimate)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (autonomous, verified)
  • box unloading from trailers and containers (autonomous, claimed)
  • Fetches items (autonomous, verified)
Brain
Verified deployments611
Privacy practices——
Sources on file3845

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Editorial summaries

Apollo

Apptronik is positioning Apollo for enterprise logistics and manufacturing rather than consumer or research use. The named-operator pilots span three OEMs across automotive (Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Berlin), contract manufacturing (Jabil), and warehouse distribution (GXO); the Jabil deployment is dual-mode, with Jabil both manufacturing Apollo for Apptronik and operating it in their own facilities.

Apptronik describes Apollo as production-ready for these contexts, but the verifiable scope is what customer publications confirm, not the breadth Apptronik claims. None of the deployments are yet at commercial scale; each is an integration pilot demonstrating fit at one site.

Digit

Digit is the cohort's commercial verification anchor: the most-verified-hours humanoid in the registry, with Agility's GXO Flowery Branch deployment doing the load-bearing work. The maker-facility rule applies in reverse here. GXO operates Digit on customer-paid freight inside GXO's own warehouses, which is the commercial-deployment shape that internal-facility pilots from Tesla, 1X, and others do not yet have.

Agility describes Digit's operational envelope as autonomous mobile manipulation in structured logistics; the verification anchor is what operators document at the customer site, not Agility's spec sheet.

Common questions

How do Apollo and Digit differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Digit has more verified real-world deployments (11 versus 6) than Apollo as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. Digit has more verified real-world deployments (11 vs 6).
What is the difference between Apollo and Digit?
Apollo and Digit are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Is Apollo or Digit more autonomous?
Apollo and Digit have a comparable number of capabilities independently verified as autonomous on the DEPLOY registry. The table shows each capability's verified-vs-claimed status.
Which has more verified deployments, Apollo or Digit?
Digit has more verified deployments (11) on the DEPLOY registry than Apollo (6). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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