# Apptronik Opens Robot Park to Train Apollo 2

> Source: <https://letsdatascience.com/news/apptronik-opens-robot-park-to-train-apollo-2-2c7b3f68>
> Published: 2026-06-30 12:26:38+00:00

Industry context: Real-world, task-level data remains a major bottleneck for training production-grade physical AI; practitioners building embodied systems watch data flywheels closely. Reported facts: Apptronik opened **Robot Park**, a nearly **90,000-square-foot** training facility in Austin, to collect task data from its humanoid fleet, according to a GlobeNewswire press release and Reuters reporting. The company unveiled **Apollo 2**, available in both bipedal and wheeled configurations, and said the facility supplies data to Google's `Gemini Robotics` under a research partnership with **Google DeepMind**, per GlobeNewswire and Reuters. Reuters and Business Insider cite CEO Jeff Cardenas saying, "We have a factory that produces robots, we also have a factory that produces data." Reuters also reports Apptronik raised **$520 million** in February, valuing the company at about **$5 billion**.
