The First American Humanoid Robot Stock Closed Up on a Day the Nasdaq Fell 5.5%. Its Co-Founder Says the Robot Rents at About What the Worker Costs, and the Filing Says It Will Get Five Times Cheaper to Build
From Minds, Bodies, and Terawatts · 05:00
Show by Patrick Deglon
Agility Robotics began trading on the Nasdaq as AGLT on Thursday, November 5, the first US company devoted solely to humanoid robots to go public. GeekWire reports the shares closed up 2.2% on a day the Nasdaq fell 5.5%. The company took in about $174,000 in the first half of 2026, has built about ten of its new Digit 5 robots, and its co-founder told Ars Technica that customers pay a rate comparable to human labor, while the filing targets a build cost falling from $150,000 to $30,000.
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