Agility Robotics, a humanoid robot maker, began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange on November 5, 2026, marking the first public listing of a humanoid robotics company.

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Agility Robotics, the Oregon-based maker of the Digit humanoid robot, began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker AGLT on November 5, 2026, following the completion of its merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Churchill Capital Corp XI. This marks the first U.S. public listing of a pure-play humanoid robotics company. Backed by Nvidia and Amazon, the company's market debut signals growing investor interest in humanoid robots for logistics and manufacturing, but also invites scrutiny of its path to profitability given steep losses reported in regulatory filings.

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