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Agility Robotics Opens Training Center in Tesla's Fremont Backyard | The Tech Buzz
Agility Robotics is opening a training centre for its Digit humanoid robots in Fremont, California, directly competing with Tesla's Optimus development in the same city. The facility signals Agility's transition from pilot programs to commercial scaling, with the company claiming its RoboFab can produce over 10,000 humanoid robots annually.
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The Wire takeaway
Agility just moved from proving Digit works to proving it scales; they're now signalling they can build 10,000 robots a year, which means logistics companies and warehouse operators need to start thinking about integration, training, and workflow redesign now rather than waiting for Tesla to ship. The battle for warehouse automation isn't about which robot is best - it's about who gets installed first and becomes the standard integrators have to build around.
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Topics: Robotics · Manufacturing Tech · humanoid-robots · warehouse-automation · scaling-infrastructure · competitive-positioning · logistics