Humanoid Robotics Reaches Public Markets as Agility Begins Trading

Agility Robotics becomes the first U.S. publicly listed pure-play humanoid robotics company, beginning Nasdaq trading under the ticker AGLT.

By Rehana Begg

Nov. 6, 2026

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Agility Robotics’ Digit 5 humanoid robot, shown here, marks the company’s public market debut on Nov. 5, 2026. Trading on Nasdaq as AGLT, Agility became the first U.S. publicly listed pure-play humanoid robotics company.

Agility Robotics has become the first U.S.-listed pure-play humanoid robotics company, following the completion of its merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI. Trading began on Nov. 5 under the Nasdaq symbols AGLT and AGLTW. The transaction and related financings generated roughly $465 million in gross proceeds before expenses.

Sizeable Commercial Pipeline

Agility said the debut was backed by more than $300 million in committed multi-year orders for its next-generation Digit 5 humanoid, contingent on contractual milestones and final product specifications. The Salem, Oregon-based company noted that early customer deployments are expected in the first half of 2027 and plans general availability by the end of the year.

For an industry still searching for production-scale validation, Agility points to field experience. Its Digit robots have logged more than 65,000 operating hours and are working in facilities run by GXO, Schaeffler and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. At GXO's Georgia site, the robots have moved more than 100,000 totes. Agility and GXO also plan to expand deployments to two additional U.S. logistics facilities in early 2027, according to the press note.

Designed for Close Human-Robot Collaboration

Digit 5 is designed for cooperatively safe work alongside people. Its system is equipped with cycloidal actuator technology intended to support repetitive lifting of up to 50 pounds, interchangeable end effectors and expanded manipulation capabilities. Agility is also working with NVIDIA, FORT Robotics and Nyobolt on compute, safety and fast-charging systems; Nyobolt’s fast-charge technology can recharge Digit 5 in nine minutes and support more than 20 hours of operation in a 24-hour day.

To support production and deployment, Agility operates RoboFab, a 70,000-square-foot Salem facility designed for annual output of up to 10,000 robots, along with hardware and AI development operations in Fremont, Calif., and a planned 50,000-square-foot expansion in Pittsburgh. The company said proceeds from the listing will support order fulfillment, commercial deployments, Digit production and continued development of its robotics and physical AI platform.

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