{"id":"apptronik-astra","manufacturer":"Apptronik","model":"Astra","country":"US","description":"Astra is an upper-body humanoid (torso, arms, hands and head) developed by US company Apptronik as a research platform for manipulation. It does not walk; it can be mounted on an autonomous mobile base. Apptronik used what it learned from Astra to build the Apollo humanoid.","catalog_status":"research","specifications":{"height_cm":175,"weight_kg":null,"payload_kg":null,"dof":24,"speed_ms":null,"battery_h":null},"capabilities":["sort","thread"],"source":{"url":"https://apptronik.com","verified_at":null,"verified_fields":[],"review_status":"requires_current_source_check"},"evidence":{"manufacturer_review":null,"mera_field_test":{"status":"not_published","report_url":null,"measured_at":null},"verification_note":"A manufacturer documentation check does not verify field performance, inventory or MERA compatibility."},"knowledge":{"summary":"Astra is an upper-body humanoid (torso, arms, hands and head) developed by US company Apptronik as a research platform for manipulation. It does not walk; it can be mounted on an autonomous mobile base. Apptronik used what it learned from Astra to build the Apollo humanoid.","sections":[{"h":"History and role in Apollo","p":["Astra predates Apollo. In May 2023 TechCrunch wrote that Apptronik had so far shown \"two halves of a robot\": Astra, a humanoid upper body that mounts on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR), and Draco, a pair of walking legs. The full Apollo humanoid followed in August 2023.","Apptronik's site describes Astra as one of its most important upper-body platforms and a direct bridge to Apollo's manipulation and interaction capabilities, used to refine compact actuation, coordinated upper-body motion and human-aware design."]},{"h":"Design and use","p":["Astra was used for two-handed tasks in spaces shared with people. TechCrunch noted that Apollo shares many of its design traits. Apptronik has not published a full spec sheet (degrees of freedom, mass, payload), and any listed height refers to the robot on a mobile base rather than the module alone.","Astra was not offered for general sale, and Apptronik has not disclosed a price or customers."]}],"timeline":[["2023-05","Astra described as an upper-body humanoid mounted on an AMR."],["2023-08","Apptronik unveils the full Apollo humanoid, which builds on Astra among other platforms."]],"faq":[["Does Apptronik Astra walk?","No. It is a humanoid upper body that mounts on a wheeled base."],["Can you buy Astra?","Apptronik did not offer it for general sale or publish a price."],["How is Astra related to Apollo?","Astra was a manipulation development platform whose lessons fed into Apollo's arms and hands."]],"sources":[{"title":"Our Work","publisher":"Apptronik","url":"https://apptronik.com/company/our-work","date":"2026"},{"title":"Apptronik readies its humanoid robot for a summer unveil","publisher":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/apptronik-readies-its-humanoid-robot-for-a-summer-unveil","date":"2023-05-23"},{"title":"Apptronik's Apollo is the latest humanoid robot to beat Tesla to market","publisher":"Engadget","url":"https://www.engadget.com/apptroniks-apollo-is-the-latest-humanoid-robot-to-beat-tesla-to-market-164246161.html","date":"2023-08-23"}],"updated":"2026-10-10"},"mera":{"rental_with_operator":false,"sale_in_offer":false,"availability":"confirmation_required","shop_url":null},"url":"https://merarobotics.com/blog/humanoids/apptronik-astra","inquiry_url":"https://merarobotics.com/en/start?service=purchase&robot=apptronik-astra"}