Agility Robotics to Become First Pure-Play Humanoid Robot Company on Public Markets
Summary: Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit bipedal warehouse robot, is going public via a SPAC merger at a $2.5 billion valuation — opening the humanoid robot sector to retail investors for the first time.
Key facts
- Founded 2015 as an Oregon State University spin-off; builds bipedal humanoid robots for warehouses and factories
- Digit is deployed at nine customer sites including GXO, Toyota TMMC, Schaeffler, and Mercado Libre
- SPAC deal with Churchill Capital Corp XI expected to raise $620M+; Nasdaq target listing
- CEO Peggy Johnson previously led Microsoft's $26B LinkedIn acquisition and was CEO of Magic Leap
- Chinese humanoid robot companies are also racing to go public in 2026
Why it matters
Until now, exposure to humanoid robotics required access to large VC funds. Agility's listing gives retail investors a direct stake in a sector many predict will be one of the decade's biggest markets. The CEO is explicit about the near-term focus: industrial automation and logistics — segments where Digit is already generating real commercial revenue, not just pilots.
Read more
- Agility CEO on going public — TechCrunch
- SPAC deal announcement — TechCrunch