Agility Robotics Opens 60K sq ft Facility Near Tesla in Fremont
Original: Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard
Why This Matters
Agility's commercial traction and public listing plans signal humanoid robotics is entering a revenue-generating phase.
Agility Robotics is opening a 60,000-square-foot robot training facility in Fremont, California, near Tesla's Optimus manufacturing site. The company reports $300M in contract orders for its humanoid robot Digit, which is already deployed at Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler, and Toyota.
Agility Robotics announced a new 60,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California — located near the Tesla factory where Optimus robot production is expected to begin this year. Unlike Tesla's Optimus, Agility's humanoid robot Digit is already commercially deployed in manufacturing and warehouse environments. The company has secured $300 million in contract orders and counts Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada among its customers. Digit robots have moved over 100,000 totes at a GXO logistics facility, though the total number of deployed units has not been officially disclosed. CEO Peggy Johnson noted that Agility has built real-world operational experience, including meeting safety, regulatory, and IT integration requirements at customer facilities. Johnson is also guiding the company through a reverse merger that would make Agility the first pure-play humanoid robot company listed on public markets. Founded in 2015, Agility takes a hybrid approach to AI: generative AI is used to scale application development, while safety-critical systems are kept outside AI control. Co-founder Damion Shelton compared this to how anti-lock brakes in self-driving cars are not left to AI decision-making.