Agility Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-21 - Facility Opening - Agility Robotics plans 50,000-square-foot Pittsburgh software and deployment hub - The facility adds approximately 35,000 square feet to the company’s existing Pittsburgh footprint. First employee access is expected by the end of 2026; the site will include workflow validation and an East Coast service centre. The four-customer… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-10-20 - Commercial Order - Agility and AGCO sign agreement for 2027 Digit pilot - Initial tasks include sorting and stacking parts and placing totes into storage. The trial targets repetitive and physically demanding assembly and production work. Robot quantity and contract value were not disclosed. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-10-15 - Partnership - Agility Robotics selects Nyobolt as fast-charge battery provider - The planned battery system offers 90 minutes of runtime and a nine-minute recharge, a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio compared with Digit 4’s 2:1 ratio. Early access to Digit 5 with Nyobolt technology is expected in the first half of 2027, with availability… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-10-13 - Regulatory - Agility Robotics S-4 declared effective; Churchill XI vote set for 2 November - SEC effectiveness is a registration milestone; the business combination remains subject to shareholder approval and other closing conditions. Churchill XI’s extraordinary general meeting is scheduled for 2 November 2026. Agility expects to trade under AGLT… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-10-05 - Market Signal - Agility CEO Peggy Johnson joins MITRE-led Project Meridian study - The Pentagon-commissioned study examines future defence capabilities and investment priorities over a 10–20-year horizon. Johnson’s contribution focuses on lessons from commercial humanoid deployments, including logistics and operational support. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-10-01 - Partnership - Agility and FORT Robotics sign MoU to expand Digit 5 safety partnership - The architecture combines a safety pendant, on-robot communications and off-robot interfaces connecting Digit to external safety systems. FORT’s custom pendant sled integrates emergency-stop and enabling-device functionality for manual override during setup… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-09-30 - Regulatory - Agility’s planned Churchill XI combination reaches first amended S-4 filing - The filing carries registration number 333-298781 and remains preliminary and subject to completion. The proposed transaction follows the June 24 merger agreement and includes conditional PIPE commitments of $201.025 million. - source: stocktitan.net
• 2026-09-15 - Product Launch - Agility Robotics unveils fifth-generation Digit humanoid - Agility specifies a 22.7 kg payload, 2.2 m reach and swappable grippers with ISO-standard mounting flanges. The planned battery system pairs 90 minutes of runtime with nine-minute charging; general availability is expected by the end of 2027. Its predecessor… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-07-16 - Facility Opening - Agility opens Fremont Physical AI facility - The 60,000-square-foot Fremont facility complements RoboFab manufacturing operations in Salem, Oregon. Engineering teams will train and test AI systems for new Digit workflows; nearly 200 hires are planned across AI, software engineering and field operations. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-06-24 - Market Signal - Agility Robotics announces proposed Churchill XI business combination - Expected gross proceeds exceed $620 million, comprising $420 million in trust cash assuming no redemptions and about $200 million in Foxconn-led PIPE financing at $10 per share. Existing Agility shareholders would roll all their equity into the combined… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2026-06-22 - Product Launch - NVIDIA announces Halos for Robotics safety system for physical AI - Halos for Robotics extends NVIDIA Halos from autonomous-vehicle safety into robotics and physical AI. The stack spans NVIDIA IGX Thor, Holoscan Sensor Bridge, Halos OS, Halos Core, the Outside-In Safety Blueprint and the Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab.… - source: nvidianews.nvidia.com
• 2026-03-05 - Market Signal - Agility Robotics rebrands to Agility - • Agility Robotics announced its rebrand to Agility on March 5, 2026. • The company conducted an extensive brand audit and creative development process. • This initiative involved input from founders, engineers, and operators deploying its humanoid robots in… - source: uk.finance.yahoo.com
• 2026-02-19 - Partnership - Agility Robotics signs commercial deployment agreement with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada for Digit - The pilot examined manufacturing workflows with repetitive, physically demanding tasks. The agreement will bring Digit into automotive manufacturing operations through Agility’s deployment and service model. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2025-12-10 - Partnership - Agility Robotics signs Mercado Libre agreement for Digit fulfillment work - The companies will explore additional logistics applications across Mercado Libre warehouses in Latin America. Initial work targets repetitive, physically demanding fulfillment tasks that are difficult to staff, with Agility Arc coordinating robots and… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2025-11-24 - Regulatory - Agility Robotics' Digit Passes OSHA-Recognized NRTL Safety Inspection - Digit received OSHA-recognized Nationally Recognized Test Lab (NRTL) approval at a customer’s commercial production line. The inspection evaluated Digit against safety standards including ANSI B11.0, ISO 12100, ISO 13849, ANSI B11.19, ISO 10218, and ANSI/RIA… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2025-11-24 - Regulatory - Agility Digit passes site-specific NRTL safety field evaluation - The on-site review assessed mechanical, electrical-shock and interaction hazards in an operating customer environment. Agility said the compliance work supported expansion from automated putwalls to tote recycling; the field evaluation applies to the… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2025-09-15 - Funding - Agility Robotics raises $792K funding round - Agility Robotics: Investor Insights Agility Robotics sets itself apart through a focus on safe, practical, and scalable humanoid robotics Revenue model Agility Robotics generates revenue through multiple channels, combining hardware sales, leasing… - source: acquinox.capital
• 2025-09-10 - Funding - Agility Robotics adds NVentures to Series C - Digit’s computing architecture has evolved from NVIDIA RTX hardware toward Jetson AGX Thor, with Agility receiving early access to the robotics computer. The technical collaboration uses cloud GPU training, onboard inference and Isaac Lab simulation to… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2025-08-25 - Partnership - Humanoid Robot ‘Digit’ Powered by Whole-Body Control Foundation Model - These rollouts show that Digit’s OpenUSD-trained skills scale from logistics totes to metal stampings, giving Agility and NVIDIA a fast-growing partner ecosystem—and confirming that humanoid intelligence is ready for enterprise production. Caret right icon… - source: nvidia.com
• 2025-08-16 - Research Publication - Agility and Oregon State publish GoTo controller for short-range Digit walking - A constellation-based reward couples translation and rotation, with benchmarks measuring energy, time to target and footstep count. Physical Digit v3 tests covered 72 short-range navigation tasks; the study reported a 90.23% success rate and excluded failed… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-05-19 - Partnership - NVIDIA powers humanoid robot industry with Isaac GR00T platform adopted by Agility, Boston Dynamics, Fourier and others - NVIDIA released Isaac GR00T N foundation models enabling humanoid robots to perform complex manipulation tasks via natural language commands. Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Fourier, Galbot, Mentee Robotics, NEURA Robotics, General Robotics, Skild AI, and… - source: investor.nvidia.com
• 2025-03-31 - Capability - Agility Robotics expands Digit autonomy, safety and AMR integration - Updates include up to four hours of battery operation, autonomous docking, revised end effectors and additional stop and safety-control functions. Agility Arc was shown coordinating workflows with MiR and Zebra AMRs, including tote handling, loading… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2025-03-18 - Partnership - Agility Robotics expands NVIDIA collaboration for Digit training and simulation - Isaac Lab and Isaac Sim reinforcement-learning work had improved step recovery after pushes and other disturbances. Agility received early access to Cosmos and Mega, and used Schaeffler digital assets with Omniverse to test customer deployment environments. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2024-11-13 - Partnership - Agility Robotics receives Schaeffler investment and signs robot purchase agreement - Schaeffler described potential deployment across its network of 100 plants by 2030. Agility said the next phase of development would focus on robots working cooperatively with people beyond existing safety cages. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2024-09-09 - Partnership - Agility Robotics and Ricoh partner for humanoid support services - Ricoh’s Service Advantage program provides lifecycle support for Digit robots and the Agility Arc fleet-management platform. Support spans facility mapping, workflow definition, operational management and troubleshooting as customer installations expand. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2024-06-05 - Deployment - Agility Digit enters GXO commercial operations under RaaS agreement - At the SPANX facility, Digit moves totes from mobile robots onto conveyors, with Agility Arc coordinating the workflow. The commercial operation followed a proof-of-concept pilot in late 2023; the partners planned to explore more use cases and scale usage. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2024-04-09 - Award - Agility Robotics' Digit Wins Robot of the Year Award - • Agility Robotics' humanoid robot, Digit, was awarded the inaugural Robot of the Year by the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. • Digit demonstrated its ability to pick up totes from a shelf, walk to a conveyor, and place the totes onto it. • Later in 2023… - source: therobotreport.com
• 2024-04-09 - Award - Agility Digit wins inaugural RBR50 Robot of the Year award - At ProMAT 2023, Digit moved totes from shelving to a conveyor in a demonstration based on a customer use case. The award coverage highlighted subsequent tests with Amazon near Seattle and GXO at a SPANX facility in Georgia. - source: tricityvoice.com
• 2024-04-04 - Partnership - Agility Robotics partners with Manhattan Associates - • Agility Robotics partnered with Manhattan Associates to integrate its Digit robot and Agility Arc platform with Manhattan's Active Warehouse Management solution. • Agility joined the Manhattan Value Partner program and the Manhattan Automation Network. •… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2024-04-04 - Partnership - Agility Robotics partners with Manhattan Associates on warehouse integration - Agility joined the Manhattan Value Partner program and Manhattan Automation Network, becoming their first humanoid robotics provider. The integration is intended to connect mobile manipulation with existing warehouse workflows; live demonstrations were… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2023-10-18 - Partnership - Agility Digit selected for Amazon tote-recycling tests - The initial application would collect and move empty totes after inventory had been picked out of them. The research site south of Seattle was evaluating mobile manipulators that combine movement with grasping; Amazon had previously invested in Agility… - source: aboutamazon.com
• 2023-09-18 - Facility Opening - Agility Robotics announces planned RoboFab humanoid factory - Construction of the 70,000-square-foot facility began in 2022; initial capacity was expected to reach hundreds of Digit robots in its first year. The design targets more than 10,000 robots annually at full scale, with over 500 workers; partner-program… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2023-03-20 - Product Launch - Agility unveils next-generation Digit for warehouse material handling - New end effectors target plastic-tote handling, while a head and eyes are intended to improve human interaction. Partner-program members would receive engineering support and early access, initially providing the only route to purchase the new generation.… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2022-09-27 - Demonstration - Agility Robotics sets world record with Cassie's learned policy - This achievement highlights advancements in robotic learning and performance capabilities. Cassie's record-setting moment showcases the potential for robotics in competitive environments. US robotics company focused on humanoid systems for logistics and… - source: spectrum.ieee.org
• 2022-04-22 - Funding - Agility Robotics raises $150M Series B led by DCVC and Playground Global - DCVC and Playground Global co-led the Series B; Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund joined as a new investor. Existing investors MFV Partners, ITIC, Robotics Hub, Safar Partners, Sony Innovation Fund and TDK Ventures also participated. Agility said the… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2021-07-25 - Demonstration - Cassie the bipedal robot completes 5K run - • Cassie, a bipedal robot developed at Oregon State University and produced by Agility Robotics, completed a 5-kilometer run in just over 53 minutes. • The run took place on Oregon State's campus, with Cassie operating untethered and on a single battery… - source: news.oregonstate.edu
• 2020-10-15 - Funding - Agility Robotics closes $20 million investment round - DCVC and Playground Global co-led the round, joined by TDK Ventures, MFV Partners, ITIC, Sony Innovation Fund and Safar Partners. The investment brought cumulative funding since 2015 to $29 million; DCVC’s Matt Ocko was to join the board. Agility said… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2020-07-10 - Deployment - Agility Robotics announces Ford as commercial launch customer - Ford becomes the first commercial launch customer, indicating a shift to real-world applications. Deployment achieved within 30 minutes of unboxing, showcasing operational efficiency. Signals potential for rapid integration of robotics in logistics and… - source: venturebeat.com
• 2020-01-06 - Product Launch - Agility Robotics launches original Digit for commercial sale - Ford and Agility planned further research into indoor logistics and last-50-feet delivery, including communication between vehicles and the robot. The commercial design added upgraded feet, navigation sensors and customer-ready onboard computers after… - source: webwire.com
• 2019-05-22 - Partnership - Agility Robotics partners with Ford on last-mile delivery research - The concept assigns longer road journeys to vehicles and sidewalks, grass and stairs to a walking robot. Agility would draw on Ford’s mapping and object-recognition research; a delivery test program using commercial Digit robots was planned for early 2020. - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2019-02-19 - Product Launch - Agility Robotics' Digit robot available for pre-order, deliveries start Q1 2020 - • Agility Robotics unveiled Digit, a bipedal robot with arms, sensors, and computing power, on February 19, 2019. • The company announced that pricing would be revealed mid-year, with deliveries beginning in Q1 2020. • Digit can pick up and stack boxes… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2019-02-19 - Product Launch - Agility Robotics unveils original Digit bipedal robot - Four-degree-of-freedom arms are designed for object handling, balance and recovery; the company described tests carrying boxes up to 18 kg. Pricing was to be announced later in 2019, with deliveries planned for the first quarter of 2020; the prototype… - source: agilityrobotics.com
• 2017-09-05 - Market Signal - Agility Robotics delivers Cassie 001 to University of Michigan - • Agility Robotics delivered the first Cassie bipedal robot, serial number 001, to the University of Michigan on September 5, 2017. • The university named the robot 'Cassie Blue' and began testing it on various terrains, including sidewalks, grass, snow… - source: news.engin.umich.edu
• 2017-08-31 - Market Signal - Agility Robotics completes first Cassie robot deliveries - • Agility Robotics delivered its first batch of Cassie robots to the University of Michigan, Caltech, and Harvard at the end of August and beginning of September 2017. • Each team began developing its own control laws for the robots upon receipt. • The… - source: par.nsf.gov
• 2015-01-01 - Org Change - Agility Robotics founded as spinout from Oregon State University - Agility Robotics was founded as a spinout from Oregon State University, building on research in dynamic legged locomotion. The company initially focused on Cassie, a bipedal research robot, before developing the commercial Digit platform. - source: agilityrobotics.com