Agility Robotics Expands NVIDIA Collaboration as It Prepares Digit 5 for Commercial Scale
Key Highlights
- ➤Digit 5 will standardize onboard compute on NVIDIA IGX Thor modules.
- ➤NVIDIA becomes exclusive onboard-compute provider for Digit 5’s general availability version.
- ➤Early access to Digit 5 is expected in the first half of 2027.
- ➤Agility Robotics expects Churchill XI merger closing in the fourth quarter of 2026.
- ➤Combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq under ticker AGLT.
Expert Statements
Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA
“Bringing humanoid robots to commercial scale requires AI computing and safety to be engineered together.”
Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA
“By standardizing Digit 5’s onboard compute on NVIDIA IGX Thor and incorporating NVIDIA Halos into its safety system, Agility is bringing these capabilities together as it prepares for broader deployment in factories and warehouses.”
Pras Velagapudi, Chief Technology Officer of Agility Robotics
“For humanoid robots to deliver lasting value, they need to perform useful work reliably and safely in our customers’ operations.”
Pras Velagapudi, Chief Technology Officer of Agility Robotics
“As we prepare Digit 5 for general availability, we are unifying its compute architecture and building on our safety collaboration with NVIDIA. Moving to NVIDIA Thor modules gives us a common foundation as we advance Digit’s capabilities and prepare for broad commercial deployment.”
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, today announced that Digit® 5 will standardize on NVIDIA IGX Thor for its onboard compute, expanding the companies’ collaboration as Agility prepares its next-generation humanoid robot for broader commercial deployment.
The new architecture will unify Digit 5’s onboard compute by standardizing on NVIDIA IGX Thor modules. The transition establishes NVIDIA as the exclusive provider of onboard compute for the general availability version of Digit 5.
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