Quick Verdict
Apollo leads in longer runtime, while GR-1 leads in higher payload. The two robots are evenly matched, each excelling in different areas.
Apollo
Apptronik
GR-1
Fourier Intelligence
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Apollo GR-1
Specifications
Target <$50,000 at scalePrice~$150,000–$170,000
173 cmHeight165 cm
72.6 kgWeight55 kg
—DOF40
25 kgPayload50 kg
4hRuntime1h
—Speed1.39 m/s
YesStairsYes
NoLiDARNo
Google DeepMind Gemini integrationComputeNVIDIA Isaac Lab ecosystem
Ecosystem Openness
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Apollo
/100
65
GR-1
ROS + Isaac Lab + MuJoCo. Growing research community.
Last updated: 2023