Agility Robotics

Agility Robotics is the creator of Digit, a bipedal humanoid robot purpose-built for logistics and warehouse operations. Founded in 2015 as an Oregon State University spinout by roboticist Jonathan Hurst, Agility has raised $641 million including a $400 million Series C in 2025 at a $2.1 billion valuation, backed by Amazon ICAD and DCVC.

Digit — standing 5 feet 9 inches with up to 50 lb payload — is the first humanoid robot commercially deployed at Amazon fulfilment centres, achieving a 98% task success rate on tote recycling tasks after 18 months of testing at Amazon Sumner facility, operating at $10-12 per hour versus $30 per hour for equivalent human labour. Agility opened RoboFab in Salem, Oregon in 2024 — the first purpose-built high-volume humanoid manufacturing facility in the US — with capacity to produce 10,000 Digit units per year.

The company is pursuing ISO functional safety certification to enable Digit to collaborate directly with human workers without safety barriers, expected mid-to-late 2026. Key differentiator: Digit is logistics-first, with leg biomechanics designed for traversing existing warehouse infrastructure, prioritising commercial reliability over general-purpose dexterity.