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Churchill XI highlights $300M orders for Agility's Digit 5
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Fusion42 · 16 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Churchill Capital Corp XI highlights Agility Robotics' launch of Digit 5, a next-generation humanoid robot with $300 million in multi-year customer orders and planned production scaling at its Oregon facility capable of 10,000 robots per year. Early access to Digit 5 is expected in the first half of 2027 with broader availability by end of 2027 and expansion planned into the EU and UK.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Robotics, Drones & UAV, and 3 sources have reported it between 15 Sep 2026 and 16 Sep 2026.
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Agility Robotics has opened a rare production scale for humanoid robots at 10,000 units per year, signalling robust market demand and making the warehouse and manufacturing automation space ripe for innovation. You need to start lining up early customers who want to deploy robots that can safely work alongside humans.
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3 sources · first reported 15 Sep 2026 · latest 16 Sep 2026
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