Agility Robotics goes public via $2.5B SPAC, first US humanoid on markets
Agility Robotics' $2.5B SPAC merger with Churchill Capital XI produces $620M in proceeds and reveals a $300M single-customer order for 1,000 Digit v5 robots, positioning the company as America's first publicly listed pure-play humanoid manufacturer.
China's humanoid makers flood public markets in synchronized IPO wave
EngineAI, Unitree, and Linkerbot are simultaneously filing for public listings, consolidating China's 90% share of global humanoid robot production into publicly traded capital.
Nvidia pairs with Unitree to ship first open humanoid robot platform
Nvidia and Unitree launched an integrated humanoid robot reference design with Stanford, ETH Zurich, and two other research institutions as first customers, clearing a path to mass production while Unitree navigates U.S. export risk.
Japan Airlines deploys humanoids at Haneda, testing unstructured operations
Japan Airlines launches a three-year humanoid robot pilot at Haneda Airport, moving robots from factory floors into safety-critical public infrastructure for the first time.
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute Publishes First Industrial Benchmark for Humanoid Robots
Fraunhofer IPA releases the first third-party qualification standard for humanoid robots in industrial settings, removing the evaluation barrier that has blocked enterprise deployment decisions.
Agility Robotics lands first automotive humanoid contract outside U.S.
Agility Robotics deployed seven Digit humanoids at Toyota's Ontario plant after a year-long evaluation, marking the first commercial humanoid RaaS deal with a major automaker outside America.