Apptronik Approaches $1 Billion in Total Funding
The biggest news from the robotics industry during Manifest 2026 was Apptronik's announcement of a $520 million Series A-X funding round, pushing its total Series A past $935 million and bringing its overall capital raised to nearly $1 billion. The Austin-based humanoid robotics company plans to use the funds to expand production of its Apollo robot and build new facilities for robot training and data collection. The scale of the raise underscores investor confidence in humanoid robotics as a category, even as the industry continues to search for clear commercial deployment models at scale.
Symbotic Acquires Fox Robotics
Warehouse automation company Symbotic announced its acquisition of Fox Robotics, a maker of autonomous forklifts. Both companies count Walmart as a major client, and the combination is expected to broaden Symbotic's logistics robotics portfolio while expanding the guided fork truck market. The deal reflects continued consolidation in warehouse automation, where companies are assembling end-to-end solutions rather than competing with single-purpose robots.
