Agility Robotics Expands Pittsburgh Presence to Support Growing Customer Deployments
New 50,000-Square-Foot Facility Will Expand Agility’s Deployment, Service, Software and AI Capabilities Company Adds
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New 50,000-Square-Foot Facility Will Expand Agility’s Deployment, Service, Software and AI Capabilities
Company Adds Four Customers Across Automotive, Consumer Goods and Agriculture
PITTSBURGH , Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, today announced plans to significantly expand its presence in Pittsburgh with a new 50,000-square-foot facility designed to support Agility’s expanding customer base and a growing number of commercial Digit® deployments. The new site will serve as Agility’s center of excellence for software and AI, with a focus on Digit skill development and software enablement, while also serving as a major hub for customer deployment and support teams.
Agility’s investment in Pittsburgh comes amid growing customer momentum for Digit. Digit is already operating with leading global companies including GXO, Schaeffler, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. Agility is also expanding its customer base with four additional customers across industries including automotive, consumer goods and agriculture. Earlier this week Agility announced a new pilot with AGCO, a global leader in agricultural machinery and precision agriculture technologies. Agility has also secured more than $300 million in multi-year orders for Digit 5, subject to satisfaction of certain contractual milestones.
The 50,000-square-foot facility will add approximately 35,000 square feet to Agility’s existing Pittsburgh footprint and increase the company’s capacity to deploy, monitor, service and continuously improve Digit as its customer base grows. It will bring together teams responsible for supporting Digit fleets in customer operations, deploying new robots and workflows, validating customer applications, developing and validating new skills, and providing complex robot service and repair.
“Scaling humanoid robotics means building the infrastructure to support robots throughout their entire working life, from developing new skills and deploying them into customer operations to supporting deployed fleets to keep robots productive every day,” said Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics. “Our expanded Pittsburgh presence brings those capabilities together and gives us the infrastructure to support our growing customer base and an increasing number of Digit deployments across the country.”
Scaling Customer Deployments and New Capabilities
The new Pittsburgh facility will bring together Agility’s software and AI, deployment, customer support and service teams. Dedicated space will allow Agility and its customers to validate customer workflows through proof-of-technology evaluations, while teams develop and test new Digit skills using both simulation and physical environments.
As Digit deployments expand, Pittsburgh will also become home to Agility’s East Coast service center, complementing existing service capabilities at RoboFab® in Salem, Oregon. Bringing software and skill development closer to teams supporting robots in customer environments will help Agility use real-world deployment experience to inform new capabilities and continuously improve Digit.
“Real-world deployments are one of our most important sources of learning,” said Pras Velagapudi, Chief Technology Officer at Agility Robotics. “Bringing software and AI development together with the teams responsible for deployment and customer support allows us to learn faster from what Digit is doing in customer environments, turn those insights into new capabilities and get those capabilities back into the field.”
Agility plans to hire software engineers, AI engineers, service technicians, deployment specialists and team leaders in Pittsburgh as it expands its operations. The company expects first employee access to the new facility by the end of the year.
Agility’s expansion has also drawn support from Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh leaders, who highlighted the region’s strength in robotics, AI and advanced technology.
“Agility Robotics’ decision to expand in Pittsburgh is a reflection of the economic momentum we’re seeing across Pennsylvania. Our Commonwealth has the talent, world-class universities, and industrial base to lead in robotics and AI, attract significant new investment, and create great jobs. I’m thrilled to see Agility continue to bet on Pennsylvania and help strengthen America’s leadership in the technologies of the future,” said Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA).
“This investment in Pittsburgh will help create new opportunities for American workers, strengthen our domestic manufacturing capabilities, and ensure America remains a leader on AI,” said Senator John Fetterman (D-PA). “I congratulate Agility Robotics on their new facility, giving Western PA yet another opportunity to highlight its leadership in advanced technology and AI development.”
“We are glad that Agility Robotics has chosen to nearly triple their existing footprint here in the city,” said Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor. “This is a part of the Pittsburgh story – they could have expanded in other cities’ regions, but they are choosing to expand here to build on the talent and innovation that already exists to create even more growth, investment and opportunities.”
The Pittsburgh expansion complements Agility’s broader U.S. infrastructure for scaling commercial humanoid robotics. RoboFab in Salem, Oregon, serves as the company’s manufacturing and operations center, while its Fremont, California, facility is focused on hardware and physical AI development. Pittsburgh will serve as Agility’s software and AI center of excellence and a major hub for customer deployments and service.
Agility is preparing to become a public company through its previously announced business combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI (Nasdaq: CCXI). 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® and commercially deployed today. With more than 65,000 hours of real-world operation combined with industry-leading safety standards, we’re 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 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.
Additional Information About the Proposed Transaction and Where to Find It
The proposed transaction will be submitted to shareholders of Churchill XI for their consideration. Churchill XI and Agility Robotics have jointly filed a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which was declared effective by the SEC on October 13, 2026, and which includes a definitive proxy statement/prospectus. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents have been distributed to Company stockholders and Churchill XI shareholders as of September 14, 2026, the record date established for voting on the proposed transaction, in connection with Churchill XI’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Churchill XI’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction and other matters described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to Company stockholders in connection with the completion of the proposed transaction. Before making any voting or investment decision, Churchill XI and Agility stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents filed with the SEC by Churchill XI in connection with the proposed transaction, as these documents contain important information about Churchill XI, the Company and the proposed transaction. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus as well as other documents filed by Churchill XI with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a written request to Churchill Capital Corp XI, 640 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws regarding Agility and Churchill Capital Corp XI (“Churchill XI”). Forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” and “would,” or similar expressions. The absence of any of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on Agility’s and Churchill XI’s current expectations and projections. These statements include statements relating to, without limitation: Agility’s planned expansion of its Pittsburgh operations, including the development, anticipated opening and expected capabilities of its new 50,000-square-foot facility; the expected role of the facility as a center of excellence for software and AI development and a hub for customer deployments, support, service and repair; Agility’s plans to recruit and hire additional personnel in Pittsburgh; Agility’s ability to expand its customer base, increase commercial deployments of Digit and support existing and future customer relationships; the anticipated value, fulfillment and timing of customer orders, including orders for Digit 5 that are subject to contractual milestones; Agility’s ability to develop, validate and deploy new Digit skills and capabilities; Agility’s ability to scale its operations, manufacturing and service infrastructure to support growing customer demand; Agility’s preparation to operate as a public company; Agility’s ability to consummate the proposed business combination with Churchill XI, the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions and the expected timing of closing; the expected listing of the combined company’s securities on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “AGLT”; and the potential benefits of the proposed transaction.
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Contacts:
Media: Michael Oldenburg
media@agilityrobotics.com
Investors: Anthony Rozmus
investor-relations@agilityrobotics.com
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