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StocksMedium•28 July 2026•
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Agility Robotics to List via $2.5B SPAC Merger and Opens Silicon Valley AI Hub

Key Facts

1Agility Robotics entered a definitive business combination agreement with Churchill Capital Corp XI for a public listing at a $2.5 billion valuation.
2The company opened a 60,000-square-foot Physical AI development hub in Fremont, California, to accelerate Digit robot deployment.
3Over $300 million in Digit v5 orders have been secured, with the robot accumulating 65,000 operating hours.

In a move reflecting the accelerating investment in the humanoid robotics sector, Agility Robotics has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Churchill Capital Corp XI for a public listing at a $2.5 billion valuation. According to reports, the company aims for a 2026 listing to secure capital for scaling the production of its Digit v5 robot and meeting enterprise demand in warehouse and manufacturing environments. The firm has already secured over $300 million in orders, with its robots accumulating 65,000 operating hours.

Alongside the listing plans, the company opened a 60,000-square-foot Physical AI development hub in Fremont, California, to accelerate the deployment of the Digit robot. These developments occur as the technology sector shows increasing interest in embodied AI, with Agility Robotics seeking to advance its integrated robotics platform. This merger is expected to provide strategic resources to support the company’s regulatory pathways and expand its global customer and supplier base.

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