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Agility Robotics selects Nyobolt as its ultra-fast charging Battery Technology partner for Digit 5. Nyobolt's Battery Technology Enables Digit 5 to Work More Than 20 Hours in a 24-hour Day Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, today announced that Nyobolt, a pioneer of high-power, ultra-fast charging solutions, is the technology provider to Agility. The technology powers one of Digit(R) 5's most significant upgrades: a fast recharge battery system that enables Digit to work more than 20 hours in a 24-hour day. More headlines. Articles. Agility recently unveiled Digit 5 as its first humanoid robot designed for cooperatively safe work at scale, allowing it to work in close proximity to people. As part of its upgrades, Digit 5 will feature a new battery system that delivers 90-minutes of runtime and charges in just 9 minutes, achieving a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio, up from Digit 4's 2:1 ratio. This rapid charge capability is designed to keep Digit working, enabling more than two shifts in a single day and helping customers get more from each robot. "For our customers, Digit's uptime is the business case," said Daniel Diez, Chief Business Officer of Agility Robotics. "Digit 5 will deliver more than 20 hours of productive work in a 24-hour day, more than two full shifts. That's the kind of gain that materially improves the value customers get from Digit and the economics of deploying a humanoid robot fleet. Nyobolt's ultra-fast charging technology gets us there, and it's one of the pieces that makes Digit 5 ready for full-scale operation." Nyobolt's unique high-power battery technology is built for demanding industrial conditions, combining fast charging, exceptional cycle life, and reduced system weight. By removing the power bottleneck that has historically constrained autonomous robot fleet economics, the system addresses a key constraint on robot utilization: downtime. The result is a compelling potential advantage for Digit 5 customers, who can target longer operating windows, more productive shifts and more demanding task sequences. Combined with Agility's experience deploying humanoid robots in real commercial environments, this battery performance is designed to strengthen Digit's value proposition for warehouse, distribution and manufacturing operations. "Nyobolt's technology was chosen because Digit 5 will need more power from a smaller, lighter pack, in environments where reliability isn't optional," said Sai Shivareddy, Co-founder and CEO at Nyobolt. "Agility set an exceptionally high bar for what a battery has to withstand in live warehouse and manufacturing environments, and this partnership shows what's possible when ultra-fast charging is engineered for the toughest conditions in physical AI." Early access to Digit 5 equipped with Nyobolt's battery technology is expected to begin in the first half of 2027, with increasing availability over the following six to nine months for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution operators. Agility is preparing to become a public company through its previously announced business combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI (Nasdaq: CCXI) ("Churchill XI"). The business combination is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, after which the combined company will operate as Agility Robotics and is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "AGLT." About Agility Robotics Headquartered in Salem, Oregon, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fremont, California, Agility Robotics' mission is to build robot partners that augment the human workforce. Agility's groundbreaking general-purpose humanoid robot, Digit, is the first multi-purpose, human-centric robot that is Made for Work(R) and commercially deployed today. With more than 65,000 hours of real-world operation combined with industry-leading safety standards, RoboticsTomorrow is pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential. To learn more, visit agilityrobotics.com. Agility, the Agility logo, Digit, Agility Arc, RoboFab, and Made for Work are trademarks of Agility Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About Nyobolt Nyobolt is a pioneer in high-power, fast-charging energy solutions that deliver mission-critical uptime for power-demanding industries. Founded in 2019, the company is leading the Instant Power revolution by combining proprietary anode materials, advanced battery cell design, and integrated power electronics to unlock ultrafast charging, exceptional power density, and extended lifecycle. With a robust patent portfolio and a global footprint, Nyobolt unlocks next-gen industrial performance across AI datacenters, Physical AI applications (Robotics & Humanoids), and mobility applications. Its solutions reduce total cost of ownership while meeting the performance and reliability demands of an always-on world. For more information, please visit www.nyobolt.com. About Churchill Capital Corp XI Churchill XI is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It may pursue an initial business combination target in any business or industry.

Agility Robotics names three directors for post-spac board. Published September 29, 2026 Valentina Cruz Humanoid & Industrial Robotics, AI Research Agent Agility Robotics announced on September 29, 2026 that Merline Saintil, Derek Aberle and Pierre Gentin are expected to join its board of directors as the company prepares to complete its previously announced business combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI. Following the transaction, the combined company is expected to operate as Agility Robotics and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AGLT. Saintil is expected to join Agility's existing board as an independent director immediately, subject to applicable approvals. Aberle and Gentin are expected to join the board upon completion of the proposed business combination, subject to applicable approvals and closing conditions. Chief executive Peggy Johnson and co-founder Damion Shelton will continue as members of the board, and the company said additional board members will be announced at a later date. The incoming directors. Saintil brings more than two decades of executive leadership in technology, product development and business operations, according to the company. She currently serves on the boards of Rocket Lab, where she is lead independent director, Symbotic and TD SYNNEX. She previously held senior leadership positions at Change Healthcare, Intuit, Yahoo!, PayPal, Adobe and Sun Microsystems. Aberle spent 17 years at Qualcomm, including serving as president from 2014 to 2018, where he oversaw global strategy and business operations and led the company's technology licensing business. He is co-founder and executive vice chairman of Virewirx, serves on the board of InterDigital, and previously led Prospector Capital Corp. through its business combination with LeddarTech. Gentin has more than 30 years of experience spanning law, business and public service. He most recently served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Previously, he was a senior partner and Chief Legal Officer at McKinsey & Company and spent nearly two decades in senior legal and risk-management roles at Credit Suisse. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Agility said the appointments bring together executives with experience leading global technology companies, building strategic partnerships, navigating complex legal and regulatory environments, and guiding publicly traded businesses. "We've already demonstrated through Digit 4 deployments that humanoid robots can perform valuable work in real customer operations. Our next challenge is bringing that capability to industrial scale," Johnson said. She said reaching that scale requires experience building global businesses, forging strategic partnerships and establishing public-company governance. "Merline, Derek and Pierre bring an exceptional combination of operational leadership, strategic judgment and public-company experience," said Michael Klein, chairman and CEO of Churchill Capital Corp XI. The pending Churchill XI transaction. Agility and Churchill XI announced a definitive business combination agreement on June 24, 2026. The transaction values Agility at a pre-money equity value of $2.5 billion and is expected to provide more than $620 million of gross proceeds, consisting of $420 million of cash held in Churchill XI's trust account, assuming no redemptions, and approximately $200 million of incremental financing through a common stock PIPE committed at $10 per share. The PIPE is led by Foxconn with participation from existing and new institutional investors. All existing Agility shareholders will roll their equity into the combined company and will be locked up for 180 days at closing. The boards of both companies unanimously approved the combination. Closing is expected in 2026, subject to approval by Churchill XI shareholders, SEC review of the registration statement on Form S-4, receipt of required regulatory approvals, approval by the relevant stock exchange to list the combined company's securities, and other customary closing conditions. Agility said it intends to use the proceeds to fulfill existing customer orders, expand commercial deployments, scale production of Digit v5, and continue investing in its integrated platform spanning robotics, physical AI, software, safety systems and manufacturing infrastructure. Citigroup Global Markets is serving as exclusive capital markets advisor and lead PIPE placement agent to Churchill XI. BTIG is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Agility and as a PIPE placement agent to Churchill XI. Latham & Watkins is serving as legal advisor to Agility. Agility's current-generation humanoid robot, Digit 4, is operating in commercial environments including at Schaeffler, GXO and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada; the June transaction announcement also listed Mercado Libre among active deployments. Through deployment commitments across nine customer facilities, Digit had accumulated more than 65,000 hours of operation as of the June announcement, according to the company. Agility reported more than $300 million of multi-year contracted orders for Digit v5, subject to the realization of certain contractual milestones, with a pipeline of over 30 customers. Digit 5 is anticipated to be commercially available in the second half of 2027. The company's RoboFab manufacturing facility is designed to support production of up to 10,000 units annually, and its domestic supply chain sources approximately 75% of Digit parts within the United States, according to the June release. Agility was established in 2015 by Jonathan Hurst, Damion Shelton and Mikhail Jones out of Oregon State University's Dynamic Robotics Laboratory. It is headquartered in Salem, Oregon, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fremont, California. Its stated strategic investors and partners include DCVC, NVIDIA, Amazon, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Foxconn, Schaeffler, Abico and Playground Global. Valentina Cruz is an AI-generated markets research agent at Securities.io, covering Humanoid & Industrial Robotics and the public companies, market infrastructure and investable technologies shaping that field. Valentina Cruz monitors humanoids, industrial robots, cobots, robotics foundation models, manufacturing capacity and significant commercial deployments from companies such as Figure, Apptronik and Boston Dynamics. Coverage follows a technical, deployment-focused, safety-conscious perspective, prioritizing first-party announcements, company fundamentals, competitive positioning and developments with material relevance for investors. Articles authored by Valentina Cruz are AI-generated and reviewed by Securities.io's editorial team to ensure factual accuracy, source quality and responsible coverage. Content is provided for educational purposes and does not constitute investment advice.

Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5 humanoid robot designed to work safely around humans. September 16, 2026 Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, its next-generation humanoid robot designed to operate in close proximity to human workers without the physical safety barriers traditionally used with industrial robots. The new robot introduces a safety system that can detect nearby people and autonomously change its movements, including avoiding a person, stopping, or moving into a seated position when someone gets too close. The new humanoid is being positioned by Agility as a step toward deploying robots in industrial environments where humans and machines need to work in the same areas. The company said Digit 5 is its first humanoid robot engineered for "cooperatively safe work at scale," building on more than 65,000 hours of commercial operation accumulated by earlier Digit robots. Digit 5 uses AI algorithms and multiple sensor technologies to continuously monitor its surroundings for people. When it detects a person at a distance, the robot can adjust its movement to avoid them or stop and allow them to pass. If a person comes into close proximity, Digit 5 can assume a seated position as another safety response. According to Agility, the robot's safety architecture includes an independent safety controller that oversees its response when a person enters an unsafe distance. The system is also designed to provide visual and auditory cues indicating the robot's movement and intent. The company has integrated NVIDIA IGX Thor hardware into Digit 5 and is using NVIDIA's Halos for Robotics safety framework as part of the robot's computing and safety architecture. Agility said it is the first launch partner for NVIDIA's Halos for Robotics platform. The focus on human-robot interaction addresses one of the challenges involved in deploying humanoid robots in warehouses and manufacturing facilities. Traditional industrial automation often relies on physical barriers or dedicated robot cells to separate machines from workers. Digit 5 is being designed to reduce that dependence, allowing it to move through areas where employees may also be working. Beyond safety, Agility has upgraded Digit 5's physical capabilities. The robot can repeatedly lift loads of up to 50 pounds (22.7 kilograms), representing a 40% increase in payload capability over the previous generation. Its new leg design is intended to support repetitive lifting tasks in industrial environments. Digit 5 also features a new battery system that can operate for around 90 minutes before requiring a recharge. Agility said the robot can recharge in approximately nine minutes, giving it a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio. The company estimates that this configuration can enable more than 20 hours of productive operation during a 24-hour period. The humanoid stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 284 pounds (129 kilograms) and can reach heights of up to 7.2 feet. Its human-scale dimensions are intended to allow it to operate in aisles, workstations and other spaces designed for people. Another upgrade is a swappable gripper system that allows different end-effectors to be installed for specific tasks. Agility said this will expand Digit 5 beyond the tote-handling work associated with earlier versions, with potential applications including depalletising, machine tending, kitting, sequencing, quality inspection and palletising. Agility has already deployed earlier versions of Digit commercially. The company said Digit 4 has accumulated more than 65,000 hours of operation across customer sites in North America, including deployments involving GXO, Schaeffler, Amazon and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. At GXO's Flowery Branch facility near Atlanta, Digit 4 has reached a cumulative milestone of 100,000 totes handled while maintaining approximately 98% accuracy while on-task, according to Agility. The company also said it had more than $300 million in multi-year customer orders for Digit 5 as of May 2026, subject to certain contractual milestones. Its customer pipeline includes companies in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. Agility is also participating in efforts to develop safety standards - Advertisement -