Agility Robotics expands humanoid robot training operations in California

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Agility Robotics opened a Fremont, California facility to train Digit robots in manufacturing and warehouse settings, supporting $300 million in contract orders and customers like Amazon and Toyota.
Agility's industrial focus has led to dozens of Digit robots operating in pilot and revenue-generating programs, with over 30 customers in active deployment talks.
Agility is progressing through a reverse merger to become the first pure-play humanoid robot public company, with the next Digit version adding human-sensing capabilities this fall.

Fremont facility supports Digit deployment growth

As first reported by TechCrunch, the new Fremont center will train Agility's six-foot-tall Digit robots in settings designed to resemble real manufacturing and warehouse environments. The facility opens near Tesla's operations, where the automaker is expected to begin producing its Optimus humanoid robots this year.

Agility says Digit is already generating revenue by moving totes and bins for customers including Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. The company says it has secured $300 million in contract orders, while CEO Peggy Johnson says more than 30 customers are in talks about deploying the robot.

Johnson says Agility has already learned how to meet safety, regulatory, compliance, and information technology requirements inside industrial facilities. The company has not disclosed how many Digits it has built or deployed, although outside observers estimate that dozens are working in pilot projects or revenue-generating programs.

Industrial focus shapes competition and market outlook

Agility is positioning itself around practical industrial use rather than consumer robotics, arguing that factory and logistics tasks offer a large enough market on their own. Co-founder and chief robot officer Jonathan Hurst says the company sees a long runway in handling bins, totes, picking, kitting, cardboard, and trailer loading before considering broader use cases.

The company is also taking a cautious approach to autonomy as new AI tools reshape robotics development. Co-founder and chairman Damion Shelton says safety-critical functions should not be placed under generative AI control, while AI can still help scale robot programming across a wider range of applications.

Agility is currently moving through a reverse merger that is expected to make it the first pure-play humanoid robot company on the public markets later this year. The next version of Digit, expected this fall, is set to add human-sensing capabilities, reducing the need to keep the robot in a human-free operating zone.

In our earlier coverage of the week’s largest venture funding rounds, we noted that investor demand remained strong for AI and adjacent technologies, with sizable checks also flowing into robotics and industrial automation. The piece highlighted major financings such as Walden Robotics’ $300 million raise and TerraFirma’s $100 million round, underscoring that capital continues to back hardware-and-software platforms aimed at real-world deployment in factories and infrastructure.

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