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AGCO and Agility Robotics Advance Smart Manufacturing with Humanoid Robot Pilot in Hesston, Kansas, Facility

$AGCOPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 8:15 AM ETRead the release

AGCO signed a commercial agreement with Agility Robotics to pilot the Digit humanoid robot at its Hesston, Kansas manufacturing facility beginning in 2027. The pilot will initially cover parts sorting and stacking plus intelligent placement of totes for storage, aimed at improving ergonomic safety and operational efficiency. AGCO joins Toyota, GXO and Schaeffler as deployers of Agility robots; Agility itself is set to go public via a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI) expected to close in Q4 2026 under ticker AGLT.

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Pilot start
2027
Pilot location
Hesston, Kansas

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