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Agility Robotics began trading on the Nasdaq on 5 November, becoming the first U.S.-listed company whose business is humanoid robots alone. The Salem, Oregon maker of the Digit robot closed its merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI the previous day. It said the transaction and related financings raised about $465 million in gross capital before expenses. Its shares trade as AGLT and its warrants as AGLTW.

Going public put unusual numbers on the record. A registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September described illustrative unit economics for renting a robot rather than buying one. Under a subscription, a customer pays about $25,000 per robot for delivery and deployment, then $8,500 a month. Buying the hardware costs $200,000, plus $20,000 for deployment and a $36,000 annual fee for software and maintenance.

The company said it has logged more than 65,000 hours of robot operation with customers including GXO, Schaeffler and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. It also holds more than $300 million in committed multi-year orders for Digit 5. That robot is due to be demonstrated at CES 2027 and broadly available at the end of that year, subject to contractual milestones. TechCrunch, citing the filings, reported $174,000 of revenue and a $362 million loss in the first half of 2026.

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