{
  "id": 18376728,
  "title": "Humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics debuts on the Nasdaq after SPAC merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/humanoid-robot-maker-agility-robotics-debuts-on-the-nasdaq-after-spac",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:27:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/05/humanoid-robot-maker-agility-robotics-debuts-on-the-nasdaq-after-spac-merger/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Agility Robotics, a company specializing in humanoid robots, went public on the Nasdaq today following a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). SPAC transactions offer a faster route to public trading compared to conventional listings. Agility completed its merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI Corp. on Wednesday, raising $465 million, excluding transaction fees. This capital will be used to develop the company's latest robot, Digit 5, and expand manufacturing. Digit 5 is a six-foot-tall humanoid robot capable of carrying up to 50 pounds and features a 20-hour battery life. Nyobolt Ltd., a British startup, provides the robot's batteries, which charge in just nine minutes. Agility's software runs on Nvidia's IGX Thor series, including the T7000 chip, which has 14 CPU cores, a graphics processing unit, and a standalone workstation chip. The robot also utilizes Nvidia's HALOS software toolkit for safety certification and hazard avoidance. With over $300 million in pre-orders from customers like Toyota and a manufacturing plant in Oregon, Agility aims to accelerate the deployment of robots in various industries.",
  "summary": "Agility Robotics Inc. debuted on the Nasdaq today after merging with a special-purpose acquisition company. SPAC deals provide a simpler path to public markets than a traditional listing. In such transactions, a shell company floats its shares and then merges with a privately held business. That business effectively takes the SPAC’s place on the stock […] The post Humanoid robot maker Agility…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Agility is the first pure humanoid robot company on the stock market. Are you buying?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/agility-is-the-first-pure-humanoid-robot-company-on-the-stock-market",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Agility Robotics' Nasdaq debut invites scrutiny of humanoid robot market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/agility-robotics-nasdaq-debut-invites-scrutiny-of-humanoid-robot",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:00:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}