DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL HUMANOID ROBOT Source: Apptronik Startup robotics company Austin, TX-based Apptronik just unveiled what it calls the world's most powerful humanoid robot, Apollo - the iPhone of robots "designed to do a thousand things" while being friendly and working effectively with humans Here's what we know Humanoid robots are the hottest area of robotics with both Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk keen on their development Apollo is a major new player getting rave reviews from some robotic experts It's an all-purpose robot that developers can configure for their industries Size of a human at 5'8" tall and 160 pounds and presents & works like a human Capable of working alongside of humans, filling in for them during worker shortages and doing dangerous jobs that humans want to avoid Enabled by AI for