Where it works
Mercedes-Benz facilities in Berlin-Marienfelde and Kecskemét in Hungary, working intralogistics, moving parts between production lines rather than performing assembly.
The choice of intralogistics over assembly is the informative detail. Moving parts between stations is forgiving of timing and precision in a way that assembly is not, so it is where a humanoid can be useful today without holding up a line. Hot-swappable batteries matter for the same reason: a machine that stops to charge cannot cover a shift.
No public price. Apollo is deployed under a commercial agreement rather than sold from a list.
What it means to own one
Like Figure, Apptronik keeps the machines close and sells a working arrangement to a large manufacturer. No independent owner sets a price for an hour of Apollo's time, so there is no fleet position available here.
Two of the most credible humanoid deployments in the world, Figure at BMW and Apollo at Mercedes, are both in German automotive plants and both structured so the maker keeps the asset. That pattern is worth noticing: where humanoids genuinely work today, ownership has not been opened up.