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Agility Robotics says more than 30 companies considering Digit humanoid robot

Agility Robotics says more than 30 companies considering Digit humanoid robot

Summary

Agility Robotics is expanding its use of the Digit humanoid robot with logistics firm GXO, adding two new US facilities while reporting a pipeline of over 30 prospective customers across manufacturing, automotive, and other sectors. The company plans to deploy Digit 4 at these sites in early 2027 before transitioning to Digit 5, which was unveiled in September. Agility has disclosed more than $300 million in committed multi-year orders for Digit 5, subject to contractual milestones, and is preparing for a public listing via a business combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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  • sq ft

    70,000

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    year. Agility has built a 70,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, RoboFab, in Salem, Oregon, which it says has been designed for annual production capacity of up to 10,000 robots. The company has also developed Agility Arc, a cloud-based platform for managing robot fleets and integrating them with customer operations. Agility is currently preparing to become a publicly traded company through its previously announced bu
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  • Robot count

    ≤10,000 robots

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    year. Agility has built a 70,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, RoboFab, in Salem, Oregon, which it says has been designed for annual production capacity of up to 10,000 robots. The company has also developed Agility Arc, a cloud-based platform for managing robot fleets and integrating them with customer operations. Agility is currently preparing to become a publicly traded company through its previously announced bu
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  • vehicles

    >3,000,000

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    omaker selling more than three million vehicles annually, one of the world’s largest automotive technology and component suppliers, and a global consumer products manufacturer. The programs are intended to evaluate applications that could potentially lead to larger installations. Agility’s other publicly disclosed customers include AGCO, which recently agreed to run a Digit pilot at its Hesston, Kansas manufacturing
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Agility Robotics says more than 30 companies considering Digit humanoid robot

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facility beginning in 2027, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, which signed a commercial agreement following an earlier pilot. Schaeffler, which is also an investor in Agility, is introducing Digit into automotive manufacturing operations, while Mercado Libre is another customer. More than 30 prospective customers Agility says it is also in active discussions with more than 30 prospective customers or working wit

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rgia operation, where Agility says the humanoid has moved more than 100,000 totes since the companies began a multi-year commercial agreement in June 2024. Operations at the two new sites are expected to begin in early 2027 using Digit 4, before transitioning to the recently unveiled Digit 5 as the newer robot becomes commercially available. Agility says the expansion illustrates its approach to commercializing human

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year. Agility has built a 70,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, RoboFab, in Salem, Oregon, which it says has been designed for annual production capacity of up to 10,000 robots. The company has also developed Agility Arc, a cloud-based platform for managing robot fleets and integrating them with customer operations. Agility is currently preparing to become a publicly traded company through its previously announced bu

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a branch of the US Armed Services. Those discussions are at an early stage and no agreements have been signed. Digit 5 prepares for commercial launch The company is meanwhile preparing to introduce Digit 5, the latest generation of its humanoid robot, which was unveiled in September. Agility has previously disclosed more than $300 million in committed multi-year orders for Digit 5. The company cautions that this rep

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omaker selling more than three million vehicles annually, one of the world’s largest automotive technology and component suppliers, and a global consumer products manufacturer. The programs are intended to evaluate applications that could potentially lead to larger installations. Agility’s other publicly disclosed customers include AGCO, which recently agreed to run a Digit pilot at its Hesston, Kansas manufacturing

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