Apollo 2Apptronik source ↗Robot Comparison · Interactive
Apollo 2 vs SO-101
A symmetrical comparison using normalized manufacturer-reported specifications. Green highlights mark the stronger value only where the specification has a defensible direction.
Apollo 2Apptronik source ↗
SO-101Hugging Face LeRobot source ↗FieldAt a Glance
Apptronik · Select customersApollo 2Humanoid · verified Aug 29, 2026
Hugging Face LeRobot · Open buildSO-101Fixed manipulator · verified Aug 29, 2026
Cross-Category ComparisonThese platforms do not share a sourced form factor, use case, or editorial comparison rationale, but their normalized specifications remain available below.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Specifications
Interactive only
| Field | Apollo 2 | SO-101 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Apptronik | Hugging Face LeRobot |
| Version | 2 | SO-101 |
| Form factor | Humanoid | Fixed manipulator |
| Availability | Select customers | Open build |
| Primary use | Industrial manipulation and logistics | Robotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation |
| Starting price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Price qualifier | Contact sales | Bill-of-materials cost varies |
| Height (m) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Weight (kg) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Payload (kg) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Runtime (hours) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Maximum speed (m/s) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Degrees of freedom | Unknown | 6 |
| Reach (m) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Battery | Swappable batteries with opportunity-charging and tethering options | External power; configuration depends on sourced motors |
| Sensors | perception system, speech and listening hardware | user-configured cameras, joint position feedback |
| Onboard compute | Not disclosed | Host computer supplied by the builder |
| Software | Artemis, Fleet Connect, Gemini Robotics integration | Hugging Face LeRobot, Feetech SDK |
| Safety | hardware safety zones, impact-zone stop, configurable perimeter zone | configurable maximum relative joint target |
| Control modes | autonomous | leader-arm teleoperation, learned policy |
| Target applications | goods-to-person, person-to-goods, packout, kitting, machine tending | imitation learning, VLA evaluation, robotics education |
13 comparable fields · 13 material differences · Interactive comparison only; editorial indexing gate not met
Apollo 2 Positioning
Primary useIndustrial manipulation and logistics
AvailabilitySelect customers
Starting priceContact sales
Canonical IDapptronik/apollo-2
SO-101 Positioning
Primary useRobotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation
AvailabilityOpen build
Starting priceBill-of-materials cost varies
Canonical IDlerobot/so-101
Primary Evidence
Manufacturer Sources and Freshness
Apptronik Apollo 2Apptronik · observed Aug 29, 2026SO-101 assembly and hardware documentationHugging Face LeRobot · observed Aug 29, 2026
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Questions
Apollo 2 vs SO-101 FAQs
Which is better, Apollo 2 or SO-101?+
There is no defensible overall robot winner without a target task and environment. Compare form factor, availability, payload, runtime, speed, sensing, control, safety, and price; green highlights apply only to specifications with an explicit direction.
Which can carry more, Apollo 2 or SO-101?+
A direct answer is unavailable because Apollo 2 does not publish a normalized payload (kg) in the current source.
Which runs longer, Apollo 2 or SO-101?+
A direct answer is unavailable because Apollo 2 does not publish a normalized runtime (hours) in the current source.
Which is faster, Apollo 2 or SO-101?+
A direct answer is unavailable because Apollo 2 does not publish a normalized maximum speed (m/s) in the current source.
Which costs less, Apollo 2 or SO-101?+
A normalized price comparison is unavailable. Apollo 2: Contact sales. SO-101: Bill-of-materials cost varies.
Can I buy Apollo 2 or SO-101 today?+
Apollo 2 is recorded as select customers (Apptronik invites deployment inquiries; no public price or delivery schedule is cited.); SO-101 is open build (LeRobot publishes assembly and sourcing instructions rather than selling a single finished configuration.). Availability can be regional or customer-specific.
What are Apollo 2 and SO-101 designed to do?+
Apollo 2: Industrial manipulation and logistics. SO-101: Robotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation.
What sensors do Apollo 2 and SO-101 use?+
Apollo 2: perception system, speech and listening hardware. SO-101: user-configured cameras, joint position feedback.
What software and control options do Apollo 2 and SO-101 support?+
Apollo 2: Artemis, Fleet Connect, Gemini Robotics integration. SO-101: Hugging Face LeRobot, Feetech SDK. Apollo 2: autonomous. SO-101: leader-arm teleoperation, learned policy.
Are Apollo 2 and SO-101 the same type of robot?+
No. Apollo 2 is a humanoid platform; SO-101 is a fixed manipulator platform. Direct specification comparisons may therefore reflect different jobs.