Agility Robotics

Agility Robotics builds humanoid robots intended to work alongside people in industrial settings. The company was founded in 2015 as a spin-off from Oregon State University's Dynamic Robotics Lab and now employs more than 200 people across three sites: Salem, Oregon; Pittsburgh; and Fremont, California. Its stated aim is to address labour shortages in physically demanding industries, among them warehousing, manufacturing, distribution, logistics and automotive.

Its principal product is Digit, a bipedal humanoid robot designed for tasks that call for human-like flexibility and adaptation. Agility Robotics describes Digit as the first humanoid robot to be commercially deployed in warehouses, manufacturing facilities and distribution centres. The company also operates RoboFab, a full-scale humanoid-robot factory in Salem, Oregon, with a peak capacity of 10,000 robots a year.

Technical work spans bipedal locomotion, artificial intelligence, simulation training and manufacturing. The company works with NVIDIA and Google DeepMind and has evolved from research-focused origins into commercial production. Its three locations cover research, engineering and factory operations.