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businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - Agility Robotics is headed to Wall Street
Agility Robotics is headed to Wall Street
Business Insider

Humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics said Wednesday that it plans to go public in a deal valuing the company at about $2.5 billion. The deal would make Agility, which builds a robot called Digit, the first humanoid-focused company to go public in…

forbes.com - John Koetsier - First Humanoid Robot Maker Goes Public In U.S.: $2.5 Billion Deal, New Robot, $300 Million In Pre-orders
First Humanoid Robot Maker Goes Public In U.S.: $2.5 Billion Deal, New Robot, $300 Million In Pre-orders
Forbes

An early version of Agility Robotics' Digit. Version 5 is set to roll out soon, and the company says it has $300 million in multi-year orders. For the past few years, the emerging humanoid robot industry has run on three different types of fuel:…

newsweek.com - Megan Carnegie - Why Scotland is staking a claim in AI and robotics
Why Scotland is staking a claim in AI and robotics
Newsweek

Atop an extinct volcano sits Edinburgh Castle, one of the oldest fortifications in Europe, which last night hosted a select guest list of ministers, investors and founders at the forefront of technological change. Attendees included Mike Splinter…

bloomberg.com - Joshua Brustein - Apptronik's Robots Can Strut, But Its CEO Isn't Bragging Yet
Apptronik's Robots Can Strut, But Its CEO Isn't Bragging Yet
Bloomberg

If you think of an office as a place where people sit at desks typing on computers, Apptronik's headquarters in an industrial park in Austin can be a bit of a shock. A man wearing a sensor-covered glove wiggles his fingers to control a disembodied…

lifehacker.com - Naima Karp - The Best Prime Day Deals on Robot Vacuums, up to 45% Off
The Best Prime Day Deals on Robot Vacuums, up to 45% Off
Lifehacker

Prime Day is June 23 to 26, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it's over. Follow our live blog to stay up to date on the best sales we find. Browse our editors' picks for…

ttnews.com - Matt O’Brien - Agility Robotics Bets on Staffing Warehouses With Humanoids - TT
Agility Robotics Bets on Staffing Warehouses With Humanoids - TT
Transport Topics

Agility Robotics' warehouse robot Digit performs maneuvers at the company's office in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/AP/File) Agility Robotics said June 24 it will go public via a SPAC merger valuing the warehouse humanoid robot maker at $2.5 billion. The…

wwd.com - Glenn Taylor - Amazon-Backed Agility Robotics Goes Public in Quest to Scale Humanoids
Amazon-Backed Agility Robotics Goes Public in Quest to Scale Humanoids
WWD

Although the adoption of humanoid robots within supply chains remains few and far between, one developer is hoping to jumpstart the technology's expansion by going public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, merger. Agility Robotics…

independent.co.uk - Matt O'Brien - Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
The Independent

A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a test of whether there's a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work. Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon, announced…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Min-hyung - Hyundai Motor union set to leverage strike against Atlas robot deployment
Hyundai Motor union set to leverage strike against Atlas robot deployment
The Korea Times

Hyundai Motor's labor union is poised to use a potential strike as leverage to secure job protections against the carmaker's planned deployment of Atlas humanoid robots in its manufacturing operations. More than 86 percent of the carmaker's roughly…

futurism.com - Frank Landymore - DoorDash Delivery Robot Invades SWAT Scene, Won't Leave as Cops Flashbang Resident
DoorDash Delivery Robot Invades SWAT Scene, Won't Leave as Cops Flashbang Resident
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Once again, a bot has barged its way into trouble. During a SWAT response in Arizona last week, a DoorDash delivery robot apparently wanted a piece of the action and refused to leave…

techradar.com - David Brandt - Why you should care if your robot is a copycat
Why you should care if your robot is a copycat
TechRadar

Recent court developments in Germany have put an important issue into the robotics spotlight. A German court in Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction against Elite Robots Germany in a copyright infringement case involving copying of Universal…

telegraf.rs - Dragica Ranković - Vucic invites citizens to June 27 rally in front of Assembly, and presents robots Milutin and Dragutin
Vucic invites citizens to June 27 rally in front of Assembly, and presents robots Milutin and Dragutin
Telegraf.rs

Vreme čitanja: oko 1 min. President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic once again invited all citizens to attend a rally on the plateau in front of the National Assembly on June 27 and announced that it will begin at 18:00, at the same time…

engadget.com - Anna Washenko - After successfully selling over 15 cars, Faraday Future would now like you to buy its robots
After successfully selling over 15 cars, Faraday Future would now like you to buy its robots
Engadget

Faraday Future would like you to purchase an $89,900 robot. As part of its latest revamp, the embattled electric car company is now pitching a lineup of robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds and a robotic arm. If that name doesn't ring any bells…

winnipegfreepress.com - Matt O'brien, The Associated Press - Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
Winnipeg Free Press

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arkansasonline.com - MATT O’BRIEN The Associated Press - Agility Robotics set to go public | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Agility Robotics set to go public | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is going public on Wall Street in a test of whether there's a market for putting artificial intelligence-powered humanoid machines to work. Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Ore.…

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