Agility Robotics overview
Agility Robotics is a leading humanoid and bipedal robot company best known for Digit, a human-sized robot designed for logistics tasks such as moving totes in spaces built for people. Unlike traditional industrial robot arm companies, Agility targets mobile manipulation in human environments, where stairs, aisles, racks and existing workflows make fixed automation difficult.
Company fact | Detail |
Founded | 2015 |
Country | United States |
Address | 32114 Mallard Ave, Tangent, OR 97389 |
Employees | Approx. 200-300; public estimates vary |
Specializes in | Bipedal humanoid robots for logistics, mobile manipulation research, warehouse labor automation |
Products | Digit humanoid robot, Agility Arc fleet management platform, humanoid automation services |
Typical projects | Digit humanoid pilots in warehouses, tote movement, logistics automation research, humanoid robot manufacturing facility, partnerships with major logistics and automotive customers |
Management and ownership | Agility Robotics is privately held and venture backed. CEO: Peggy Johnson. Co-founders include Jonathan Hurst and Damion Shelton. Ownership includes founders, employees and private investors. |
Website: agilityrobotics.com
Agility Robotics review summary
Agility Robotics makes Digit, a humanoid robot that works in warehouses and factories, and calls itself the first company to deploy humanoids commercially. In June 2026 it announced a plan to go public through a merger that values it at USD 2.5 billion. This profile sets out its history, product, customers, leadership and listing plan.
Verified key facts from the review
Fact | Detail |
Company | Agility Robotics; rebranded as Agility in March 2026 |
Founded | 2015, as a spin-off from Oregon State University |
Founders | Jonathan Hurst, Damion Shelton and Mikhail Jones |
Headquarters | Salem, Oregon, USA |
Main product | Digit humanoid robot |
Deployments | Nine customer facilities and more than 65,000 operating hours, as of June 2026 |
Order backlog | More than USD 300 million in multi-year orders |
Stock listing | Planned, under the ticker AGLT, through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI |
Chief Executive Officer | Peggy Johnson |
Strengths
Humanoids already working in customer facilities.
A backlog above USD 300 million and its own factory.
Strategic investors that are also customers or suppliers.
Challenges
No disclosed revenue, and a backlog subject to contractual milestones.
Heavily funded competitors in humanoid robots.
SPAC proceeds that depend on redemptions.
Read the full review: Agility Robotics Company Profile: History, Digit, Customers, Leadership and SPAC Listing
Products in the All Things Cobots Catalogue
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