Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
Agility Robotics 计划通过 SPAC 合并上市，估值达 25 亿美元
Agility Robotics, the humanoid robotics startup that spun out of Oregon State University in 2015, plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp XI in a deal that values the company at roughly $2.5 billion.
Agility Robotics 是一家于 2015 年从俄勒冈州立大学孵化出的仿生机器人初创公司。该公司计划通过与特殊目的收购公司（SPAC）Churchill Capital Corp XI 合并上市，此次交易对该公司的估值约为 25 亿美元。
The transaction is expected to generate more than $620 million in proceeds, including about $200 million from a group of new and existing institutional investors, the company said.
该公司表示，此次交易预计将筹集超过 6.2 亿美元的资金，其中包括来自一组新老机构投资者的约 2 亿美元投资。
Agility is best known for Digit, a bipedal robot that is being used across nine customer sites, including with Schaeffler, GXO, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, and Mercado Libre. The company has enjoyed backing from high-profile tech companies and funds like Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, DCVC.
Agility 最出名的产品是双足机器人 Digit，目前已在包括舍弗勒（Schaeffler）、GXO、丰田加拿大制造公司（Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada）和美客多（Mercado Libre）在内的九个客户现场投入使用。该公司此前已获得亚马逊、英伟达、软银愿景基金 2 期和 DCVC 等知名科技公司及基金的支持。
Now it plans to use the capital raised in the SPAC merger to increase production capacity of its next-generation Digit v5, fulfill existing orders, and expand to new and existing customers. The company said it has secured more than $300 million in multi-year orders for the new model and a pipeline of more than 30 potential customers evaluating large-scale deployments.
现在，该公司计划利用通过 SPAC 合并筹集的资金，提高其下一代 Digit v5 的产能，交付现有订单，并向新老客户进行业务拓展。公司表示，已为该新机型获得了超过 3 亿美元的多年期订单，并拥有超过 30 家正在评估大规模部署潜力的潜在客户。
“Humanoid robots are poised to become a critical driver of productivity, supply chain resilience, and American technology leadership,” Agility CEO Peggy Johnson said in a statement. “With commercially deployed humanoids already operating in customer environments today, Agility is helping enterprises address labor shortages, improve efficiency, and safely integrate AI-powered automation into their operations.”
“仿生机器人有望成为生产力、供应链韧性和美国技术领先地位的关键驱动力，” Agility 首席执行官 Peggy Johnson 在一份声明中表示，“随着商用仿生机器人如今已在客户环境中投入运营，Agility 正在帮助企业解决劳动力短缺问题，提高效率，并将人工智能驱动的自动化安全地整合到其运营中。”
The combined company is expected to trade under the ticker symbol AGLT on a North American stock exchange that has not yet been announced.
合并后的公司预计将在一家尚未公布的北美证券交易所上市，股票代码为 AGLT。