Apptronik Apollo vs Sanctuary AI Phoenix

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman

172 cm³Apptronik Apollo

170 cm⁵Sanctuary AI Phoenix

Height to scale. Width is schematic, derived from weight; not a measured body width.

claimed → demonstrated
demonstrated
first delivery recorded

Evidence sheet

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Property	Apptronik Apollo	Sanctuary AI Phoenix	Difference
Height (cm)	172 cm³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	170 cm⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-2 cm
Weight (kg)	72.5 kg⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	57.9 kg⁷ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-14.6 kg
Degrees of freedom	no sourced value	20⁸ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source	unknown on one side
Walking speed (km/h)	no sourced value	4.8 km/h⁹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Payload (kg)	25 kg¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	20.5 kg⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-4.5 kg
Battery runtime (min)	240 min² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Hands	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery (Wh)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery swappable	yes¹⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Locomotion	no sourced value	bipedal¹¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
SDK / ROS	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Simulation	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Searched source 1	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Searched source 1	—
Actuator architecture	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	—
Warranty (shortest–longest)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Order type	no sourced value	quote required¹² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Latest price	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Announced	2023-08-23¹³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2023-05-16⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-3 mo
Recorded first customer delivery	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Recorded delivery status	Recorded shipped · source-supported	Recorded demonstrated	—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
Capability	Apptronik Apollo	Sanctuary AI Phoenix
Teleoperation shown	T¹⁴ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for Apollo were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)	T¹⁵ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source

Notes

Capable of lifting 55 lbs (25kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
the swappable battery to power the robot for 4 hours (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
5 feet 8 inches (172 cm) tall (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
55 lbs (20.5 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
5'7″ (1.7 m) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
160 lbs (72.5kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
155 lbs (57.9 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
20 degrees of freedom (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
3 mph (1,300 mm/sec) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
the swappable battery to power the robot for 4 hours (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
The Phoenix model is the sixth generation of the platform and is the first robot model to be complete with legs and worthy of being characterized as a 'humanoid' bipedal robotic system. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Contact us to get in touch with a member of our commercial team. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Apollo is the first commercial humanoid robot that was designed for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, performance, and safety. (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
human operators wearing MANUS gloves directly teleoperating Apollo demonstrated target movements while the system logged synchronized data in real time. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
the primary use case for our touch sensors is to speed up teleoperation activity (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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