Apollo vs Atlas (Electric): which robot wins?
Apptronik's Apollo against Boston Dynamics's Atlas (Electric) — price, capability, availability, and a verdict you can act on.
| Apollo | Atlas (Electric) | |
|---|---|---|
| EST. PRICE | Lease only | Not for sale |
| HEIGHT | 5"-8"- / 173 cm | ~5′9″ / 175 cm* |
| WEIGHT | ~73 kg | ~89 kg* |
| PAYLOAD | 25 kg | 25 kg* |
| RUNTIME | ~4 hrs (swappable) | Swappable battery |
| DEXTERITY | Modular, swappable batteries | Full-rotation joints, superhuman range |
| AVAILABILITY | Commercial only | Industrial only |
| WHICHBOT SCORE | 7.9 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| OUR TAKE | Built like a forklift with hands - swappable batteries, warehouse-first. A workhorse, not a roommate. | The gold standard of humanoid engineering, reborn electric. Its 360-degree joints move in ways humans cannot — and Hyundai factories get it first. |
* Prices are estimates from public statements and filings. Availability changes weekly.
Detailed comparison: Apollo vs Atlas (Electric)
Apollo scores 7.9/10 in our independent evaluation; Atlas (Electric) scores 8.8/10. That 0.9000000000000004-point gap is real but not decisive — Apollo may still be the right fit depending on your use case.
Apollo is best for: Warehouse and manufacturing operators - not home buyers. Atlas (Electric) is best for: Watching where the engineering ceiling is — and where factory humanoids are headed.
Our scoring weighs five factors: autonomous capability, independent verification (third-party evidence scores higher than manufacturer claims), commercial deployment scale, price-to-capability ratio, and real-world availability today. Neither robot here is scored on marketing alone. Apollo and Atlas (Electric) are both worth evaluating — the right call depends on which robot's documented strengths match your actual workflow.
CHOOSE THE APOLLO IF…
- Warehouse and manufacturing operators - not home buyers.
- Highest payload of any humanoid in this index (25 kg)
- Hot-swappable batteries = continuous shifts
CHOOSE THE ATLAS (ELECTRIC) IF…
- Watching where the engineering ceiling is — and where factory humanoids are headed.
- Decade-plus of world-leading locomotion research behind it
- All-electric redesign with beyond-human joint range