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ManufacturerApptronik, Inc.Robot model · No. 2

Astra

Humanoid Robots · Manufacturing & Industrial Operations

In developmentUSA

Key fact~100–140 cm (upper-body unit, depends on platform) cm · 0 km/h

Model details

Model specifications

Height~100–140 cm (upper-body unit, depends on platform) cm

Max speed0 km/h

Runtime pr charge2 hours

Strength10 kg

Weight~25–40 kg kg

ActuationSeries Elastic / Torque Controlled

AI IntegrationSupported

Autonomous NavigationSupported via Host Platform

AvailabilityPilot / Research Platform

Camera resolutionLikely HD–4K stereo vision (estimated)

Cloud ConnectivitySupported

ConnectivityEthernet, Wi‑Fi

CPU/GPULikely NVIDIA-based edge AI (Jetson class, estimated)

Degrees of freedom, hands12

Degrees of freedom, overall24

End EffectorsPsyonic Ability Hands

Environmental PerceptionYes

EthernetYes

Force Control SensorsYes

Gear techHarmonic drive / planetary gears (assumed)

Hand DOF12

HD CamerasYes

Height100–140 cm (depending on mobile base)

Human CollaborationYes

Human DetectionYes

Industrial DeploymentYes

Ingress protectionN/A

Latency glass to action~100–300 ms (estimated)

LiDARMobile Base Dependent

LLM integrationPossible (via external AI stack)

LocomotionDepends on Mobile Base

Main marketInteractive service, Manufacturing

Main structural materialAluminum + composites

ManufacturerApptronik

Mobility TypeMobile Manipulator

Modular MountingYes

Motor techElectric actuators (high-torque, compact)

NationalityAmerican

NavigationMobile Platform Dependent

Number of fingers5 per hand

Object RecognitionYes

Operating systemROS-based (Robot Operating System, assumed)

Payload Capacity10 kg

ROS SupportYes

Runtime~2 h

Safe Human OperationYes

Safe with humansYes

Stereo VisionYes

TeleoperationYes

Torque SensingYes

Total DOF24

Websitehttps://apptronik.com/

Weight25–40 kg

Wi-FiYes

About the Astra

Astra was designed as a modular upper-body mobile manipulator that can be mounted on various autonomous mobile bases. Astra served as Apptronik's primary human-collaborative robot platform and directly contributed to the development of Apollo's manipulation and actuation systems

Typical applications: Manufacturing & Industrial Operations.

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