GXO Logistics is expanding its commercial deployment of Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid to two more U.S. facilities, taking the partnership from a single live warehouse operation in Georgia to planned deployments in North Carolina and Tennessee. Announced on October 26, the expansion will bring Digit into e-commerce fulfillment operations in Statesville, North Carolina, and Lebanon, Tennessee, beginning in early 2027.
The additional robots will initially be Digit 4 units, with a transition to Digit 5 when the newer model becomes commercially available. At both sites, Digit will handle repetitive material-moving work as part of existing warehouse workflows. GXO and Agility have not disclosed the number of robots involved or the financial terms of the expanded agreement.
The decision follows more than two years of work at GXO’s Flowery Branch facility in Georgia. The companies began a proof-of-concept there in late 2023 and signed a multi-year Robots-as-a-Service agreement in June 2024. In that operation, Digit moves totes and places them onto conveyors alongside other warehouse automation. Agility previously reported that the robots had handled more than 100,000 totes at the site, a milestone the companies referenced again in announcing the expansion.
GXO is one of Agility’s longest-running commercial partners, giving the robot maker a sustained customer environment in which to develop and support Digit. Agility says its robots have accumulated more than 65,000 hours of real-world operation across its commercial operations and customer programs. The figure covers those programs collectively, not just the GXO warehouse.
The new sites also create a path for Agility’s next hardware generation to enter an established customer’s workflow. Digit 5, introduced in September, is designed to work more closely with people in industrial settings. Its rollout at GXO will depend on commercial availability, while the initial 2027 installations will use the current Digit 4 platform.
Agility is separately preparing for a public listing through a proposed merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, which the companies expect to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. For GXO, the immediate commitment is operational: applying a humanoid system already used for repetitive tote handling to two additional fulfillment facilities.
