Humanoids
Farm machinery maker AGCO signed an agreement with Agility to use Digit at its factory in Hesston, Kansas, in a US pilot expected to begin in 2027.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“AGCO and Agility Robotics have signed a commercial agreement to deploy Agility’s Digit humanoid in AGCO’s manufacturing facility.”
What it means
Digit, from Agility Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Digit
- Agility unveiled Digit 5, a new version with new legs, better batteries and a safety system meant to let it work close to people.
- SEC filings showed Agility made $1.8 million in sales in 2025, with a $140 million operating loss.
- Agility agreed to go public by merging with Churchill Capital Corp XI, a listed shell company. The deal values Agility at $2.5 billion.
- After a pilot with three robots, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada signed an agreement to deploy seven more Digits to load and unload totes.
- Logistics company GXO signed a multi-year deal to use Digit, paying for the robots as a service. Digit moves totes at a SPANX warehouse.
- Agility announced RoboFab, a robot factory in Salem, Oregon, that it said could scale to more than 10,000 robots a year.