Agility Robotics will standardize Digit 5's onboard compute on NVIDIA IGX Thor modules, making NVIDIA the exclusive onboard compute provider for the general availability version of the robot. The companies are also integrating NVIDIA Halos models into Agility's safe human detection system, and Agility will take part in the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab before final third-party certification. Early access to Digit 5 is expected to begin in the first half of 2027, with availability increasing over the following six to nine months. Agility is also going public through a business combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI (Nasdaq: CCXI), expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker AGLT.
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