SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 1, 2026Interesting Engineering

US firm builds 90,000-sq-ft robot park to advance humanoid robots with real-world training

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Apptronik has opened a 90,000-square-foot Robot Park in Austin, Texas, where its Apollo 2 humanoid robots train by performing real workplace tasks across logistics, manufacturing, and retail environments. The data collected feeds directly into Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics AI models, creating a continuous learning loop. Apollo 2 comes in bipedal and wheeled versions, with the collected data also helping develop the upcoming, more advanced Apollo 3.

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