Apptronik Apollo vs Sanctuary Phoenix
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Apollo is 3 cm taller (173 vs 170 cm) and 3 kg heavier (73 vs 70 kg) than Phoenix. Both list the same payload (25 kg). Openness score: Apollo 20, Phoenix 0 (of 100); only Apollo publishes SIM. Availability for both: not for sale.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | ApptronikApptronik Apollo | Sanctuary AISanctuary Phoenix | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Apptronik | Sanctuary AI | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Research | |
| Availability | Not for sale | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Canada | |
| Year | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 173cm | 170cm | +3 cm (+2%) |
| Mass (differs) | 73kg | 70kg | +3 kg (+4%) |
| Degrees of freedom | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Payload | 25kg | 25kg | = |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 1.3m/s | |
| Runtime | 240min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric | Hydraulic hands (20 DOF total across both hands) | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Carbon AI control system | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | Haptic sensing in hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 20/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +20 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | not public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 4 | 2 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Apollo, Phoenix.
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