Farm-machinery maker AGCO signs an agreement with Agility Robotics and plans to pilot Digit humanoids at its Hesston, Kansas, plant from 2027

AGCO, the farm-machinery maker listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and Agility Robotics announced on 20 October, in a release datelined Duluth, Georgia, and issued through PR Newswire, that they have signed a commercial agreement. The release says: “AGCO plans to pilot Digit at its Hesston, Kansas, manufacturing facility beginning in 2027”. Digit, Agility's humanoid, will first sort and stack parts and place totes for storage.

The release gives no number of robots, no contract length and no money figure. Agility's chief business officer, Daniel Diez, said: “We're excited to work alongside AGCO as they continue to lead the way in agricultural innovation.”

This is a new customer for Agility, not a repeat of earlier news: the Switchboard reported on 16 October that Agility picked Nyobolt batteries for Digit 5. A pilot is a trial at one plant, not an order for a fleet, and the release does not say what would follow it if the trial succeeds.

• Claimed AGCO and Agility signed a commercial agreement; AGCO plans to pilot Digit at Hesston, Kansas, from 2027, sorting and stacking parts and placing totes. AGCO and Agility Robotics, PR Newswire
• Confirmed The release gives no number of robots, contract length or money figure. AGCO and Agility Robotics, PR Newswire