Agility Robotics

As Congress advances legislation to restrict Chinese robotics, an op-ed from Agility’s CEO and sharp pushback from prominent AI researchers reveal a deepening rift in the U.S. robotics ecosystem.

Agility is preparing for its public market debut via a $2.5 billion deal with veteran dealmaker Michael Klein’s SPAC, seeking to capture retail demand as the first Western humanoid pure-play.

As the humanoid robotics industry grapples with the transition from lab demos to factory floors, NVIDIA has unveiled Halos for Robotics, a comprehensive safety system designed to move machines safely beyond the workcell.

In a recent TED Talk, Agility co-founder Jonathan Hurst outlined a grounded but massively ambitious roadmap for embodied AI, pushing back against the industry’s rush toward domestic androids.

While startups race to promise domestic androids by late 2026, industry pioneer Agility outlines the massive gaps in data, safety, and economics that keep robots confined to the factory floor.