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Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics builds the Digit humanoid for warehouses. Its Robot Operator II is a hands-on, technician-level role (Associate's degree qualifying) running daily humanoid test workflows and collecting test data, distinct from its teleoperation software engineers.
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One of the first humanoids in paid commercial deployments. It pays Pay not published.
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Salaried, regular payroll. Agility hired the Robot Operator II as a salaried employee with benefits from day one. It has no operator posting open now, so there is no current rate to quote; confirm pay, benefits and employment terms on the posting when Agility opens one. (no longer open)
Technician-level operator role with a clear career ladder.
On-site: Fremont CA (operator); other sites Salem/Albany OR, Pittsburgh PA.
Honest catches
- Pay here is stated by the employer, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
- Agility Robotics had no robot operator posting open on 28 Oct 2026. The requirements and duties here come from its Robot Operator II posting as read in September 2026, which has since closed; a new posting may differ.
- Agility does not publish the interview structure, any pre-hire assessment or the acceptance criteria for operator roles. The stages here come from general Glassdoor reports, most of them for engineering roles.
- The about-22-day average hiring timeline is a Glassdoor figure across all Agility job titles (read September 2026), not a company-stated timeline for this role.
What Agility Robotics pays
Stated by the employer · updated 2026-10-28Researched rate card (stated by the employer), updated 2026-10-28
No operator posting is open on Agility's board (October 28, 2026).
| Role | Work type | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Robot Operator II | Evaluation & QA | Not published |
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What our research records about Agility Robotics
20 dated facts from public sources (the company itself, filings, regulators, courts and the press), each kept with the publication it comes from in one of our research reports. Newest first; the newest is from 26 Oct 2026.
Agility Robotics and GXO Logistics said on 26 October 2026 they are expanding their partnership to deploy Digit at more GXO sites, with Digit 4 deployments expected to begin in early 2027.
Source: The Robot Report · In Humanoid deployments
AGCO and Agility Robotics signed a commercial agreement to pilot Digit at AGCO's Hesston, Kansas production facility, with the pilot expected to begin in 2027.
Source: PR Newswire (via Finviz), AGCO and Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Agility Robotics raised more than $620 million of gross proceeds (assuming no redemptions) (sPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI (S-4 declared effective, shareholder meeting set for 2 November 2026)), led by Foxconn.
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Form 8-K exhibit 99.1, Agility Robotics and Churchill Capital Corp XI press release) · In Industry funding
Digit: Agility Robotics said it had nine committed customer facility deployments and targets up to 25 by year-end 2027.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Agility Robotics is hiring a Data Collection Manager to build and scale its in-house teleoperation data collection team of robot operators and data collection specialists in Fremont.
Source: Agility Robotics (Greenhouse job board) · In In-house data collection
Agility mixes internal and contract labor for data collection and weighs external data collection vendors against in-house capacity on cost and quality (build versus buy).
Source: Agility Robotics (Greenhouse job board) · In In-house data collection
All 20 facts about Agility Robotics
Agility says data collection is the input to its learned policies and that the quality of the operation directly gates model progress.
Source: Agility Robotics (Greenhouse job board) · In In-house data collection
Agility Robotics raised $100 million (sAFEs (simple agreements for future equity)).
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Form S-4/A, Agility Robotics, Inc. and Churchill Capital Corp XI) · In Industry funding
Agility Robotics raised more than $620 million of gross proceeds (sPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI (business combination)), led by Foxconn, valued at a pre-money equity value of $2.5 billion.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Industry funding
As of May 2026, Agility Robotics had more than US$300 million in multi-year customer orders for Digit 5, subject to contractual milestones.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada signed a Robots-as-a-Service agreement with Agility Robotics after a pilot and plans to deploy Digit in its manufacturing, supply chain and logistics operations.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Mercado Libre signed a commercial agreement to deploy Digit at its facility in San Antonio, Texas.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Agility Robotics said Digit had moved more than 100,000 totes in live commerce operations, a milestone reached at GXO's Flowery Branch facility near Atlanta.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Agility Robotics raised $152,940,901 in its Series C-3 round, from investors including DCVC VI, L.P., valued at post-money valuation of $1.985 billion as of June 25, 2025.
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Form S-4/A, Agility Robotics, Inc. and Churchill Capital Corp XI) · In Industry funding
Agility Robotics raised net proceeds of $54,501,987 in its Series C (Series C-1 Preferred, with notes converted into Series C-2) round.
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Form S-4/A, Agility Robotics, Inc. and Churchill Capital Corp XI) · In Industry funding
Schaeffler invested an undisclosed amount in Agility Robotics (strategic minority investment).
Source: Agility Robotics · In Industry funding
Digit: Schaeffler made a minority investment in Agility Robotics and signed an agreement under which it intends to buy humanoid robots for use across its global plant network.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
GXO Logistics signed a multi-year Robots-as-a-Service agreement to deploy Digit in its logistics operations, following a proof-of-concept pilot in late 2023.
Source: Agility Robotics · In Humanoid deployments
Amazon said it would begin testing Agility Robotics' bipedal robot Digit for use in its operations.
Source: Amazon · In Humanoid deployments
Digit: Agility Robotics' RoboFab factory in Salem, Oregon was described as having a maximum capacity of 10,000 robots a year when fully built out, with more than 500 employees.
Source: CNBC · In Humanoid deployments
How to get started on Agility Robotics
Researched September 2026Agility Robotics had no robot operator posting open on 28 Oct 2026. When it last hired one (the Robot Operator II role in Fremont, posted in September 2026), you applied directly on its Greenhouse board (it does not accept third-party recruiters), passed recruiter and hiring-manager screens, and joined as a salaried on-site test technician who ran Digit humanoids through daily test workflows, ran Python test scripts and logged results in Jira.
Who can join
- The September 2026 Robot Operator II posting asked for an Associate's degree or equivalent certifications in network administration, system administration, or industrial controls and automation: a technician-level requirement, not an engineering degree. (no longer open)
- Familiarity with Ethernet and basic networking, because the role set up and managed test network connections (Ethernet, switches, IP configuration). (no longer open)
- Comfort with Linux and the bash shell, where the day-to-day work happened. (no longer open)
- Basic to moderate skill running and monitoring Python-based test scripts: running existing scripts and watching the outcomes, not building software. (no longer open)
- Experience with Jira or a similar issue tracker, used to log issues and test outcomes. (no longer open)
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow changing test procedures precisely (written procedures, verbal instructions and informal guidance). (no longer open)
- Able to work on-site in Fremont, CA. The posting was an on-site position, and its application asked non-local candidates whether they would relocate. (no longer open)
- Authorization to work in the United States. The application asked whether you were legally authorized to work in the US and whether you would need visa sponsorship (for example H-1B). (no longer open)
Step by step
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Check Agility's board for an operator opening
Agility posts its roles on its own Greenhouse board, linked from its careers page. The Robot Operator II posting in Fremont was open in September 2026 and has since closed; on 28 Oct 2026 the board's data-collection and robot-test openings were manager roles (Data Collection Manager in Fremont, Senior Robot Test Operations Manager in Pittsburgh). Check the board itself rather than an aggregator for a new operator posting.
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Apply directly, never through a recruiting agency (no longer open)
Agility's postings say it does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies, gives priority to direct applicants, and may not consider an applicant represented by a third party. Apply yourself through the careers page.
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Submit the Greenhouse application (no longer open)
The Robot Operator II form asked for your name, email, phone and a resume or CV (required), with a cover letter, LinkedIn profile and website optional. It also asked whether you were legally authorized to work in the US, whether you would need visa sponsorship, and (if you were not in Fremont) whether you would relocate.
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Recruiter and hiring-manager screens
In September 2026 candidate reports on Glassdoor, across Agility roles, described an introductory recruiter call and then a call with the hiring manager. Agility does not publish the interview stages or scoring for operator roles, so treat this as an estimate, not a company-stated process.
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Offer as an on-site test technician (no longer open)
The Robot Operator II hire joined as a salaried, on-site employee in Fremont. The posting said benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability and the 401(k) plan) started on the first day and that relocation help was offered for eligible roles.
- 6
Run daily workflow and regression tests on Digit (no longer open)
The posting described executing daily robot test workflows from established procedures, running and monitoring Python-based test scripts, managing test network connections, and logging issues and outcomes in Jira, with a goal of more than four hours of daily workcell operation across normal and corner-case scenarios to find failure modes.
The Agility Robotics assessment
There was no published coding test or timed assessment for the Robot Operator II role. The gate was the resume screen plus interviews against the posting's prerequisites: an Associate's degree or equivalent certifications, Linux and bash, basic-to-moderate Python script skills, networking basics and Jira. Glassdoor reports across Agility (read September 2026) also mention a take-home and a multi-round virtual onsite, but those lean toward engineering roles, and Agility does not confirm the format for operator roles. (no longer open)
Format
Recruiter and hiring-manager screens with role-fit questions (exact structure not publicly disclosed for this role); general Agility reports also mention a take-home and a virtual onsite, mostly for engineering positions
How to prepare
- Be ready to demonstrate hands-on Linux and bash comfort, since the daily work happens in a Linux environment.
- Be able to speak to running and monitoring Python test scripts, even at a basic level, rather than writing software from scratch.
- Have concrete examples of following detailed, evolving test procedures precisely and catching small errors, because attention to detail is called out explicitly.
- Refresh basic networking (Ethernet, switches, IP configuration) and be ready to describe setting up a test network connection.
- Come with examples of using Jira or a similar issue tracker to log and track issues.
- Prepare for standard behavioral questions about why you want to work in robotics and how you handle repetitive, detail-heavy, procedure-driven lab work.
Why people get rejected
- Missing the baseline credential: no Associate's degree or equivalent certification in network or system administration or industrial controls and automation.
- Weak Linux and bash fluency, which is a core daily requirement rather than a nice-to-have.
- No demonstrable comfort running or reading Python test scripts.
- Applying through a third-party recruiter, which Agility says may mean the application is not considered.
- Unable to work on-site in Fremont or unwilling to relocate for an onsite role.
Agility Robotics does not publish a hiring timeline for operator roles. In September 2026 Glassdoor's candidate reports put the average process across all Agility job titles at about 22 days, a figure that mixes many roles. Timing also depends on whether an operator posting is open at all; none was on 28 Oct 2026.
Agility hired the Robot Operator II as a salaried employee with benefits from day one. It has no operator posting open now, so there is no current rate to quote; confirm pay, benefits and employment terms on the posting when Agility opens one. (no longer open)
Tips to get accepted
- Apply directly on Agility's careers page, never through a recruiting agency. Agility says it gives priority to direct applicants and may not consider candidates represented by a third party. (no longer open)
- Frame yourself as a precise, reliable test technician, not an aspiring roboticist. The Robot Operator II role rewarded following changing procedures exactly and logging clean results. (no longer open)
- When an operator posting opens, match its stack in your resume. The last one asked for Linux and bash, running Python test scripts, Ethernet and basic networking, and Jira. (no longer open)
- If you hold relevant certifications (network administration, system administration, or industrial controls and automation), list them prominently, since they satisfy the requirement in place of a degree. (no longer open)
- Be ready to answer the on-site and work-authorization questions clearly. Agility's operator role was on-site in Fremont, and the application asked about relocation and visa sponsorship. (no longer open)
What isn't public
- Agility Robotics had no robot operator posting open on 28 Oct 2026. The requirements and duties here come from its Robot Operator II posting as read in September 2026, which has since closed; a new posting may differ.
- Agility does not publish the interview structure, any pre-hire assessment or the acceptance criteria for operator roles. The stages here come from general Glassdoor reports, most of them for engineering roles.
- The about-22-day average hiring timeline is a Glassdoor figure across all Agility job titles (read September 2026), not a company-stated timeline for this role.
- Confidence is medium: the requirements and application mechanics come from Agility's own posting, but the interview and assessment details for operator roles are not publicly verified.
Sources (5)
- Agility Robotics: Robot Operator II posting (official, Fremont CA), read September 2026, closed by 28 Oct 2026 (no longer open)
- Agility Robotics Greenhouse careers board (all open roles), read 28 Oct 2026
- Agility Robotics careers page
- Agility Robotics interview experiences (Glassdoor, engineering-weighted), read September 2026
- Agility Robotics: Explained, Data Collection and Humanoid Robots
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Frequently asked questions
Is Agility Robotics legit?
One of the first humanoids in paid commercial deployments.
Does Agility Robotics pay?
Yes. One of the first humanoids in paid commercial deployments. Payouts: Salaried, regular payroll. Agility hired the Robot Operator II as a salaried employee with benefits from day one. It has no operator posting open now, so there is no current rate to quote; confirm pay, benefits and employment terms on the posting when Agility opens one. (no longer open)
How much does Agility Robotics pay?
Pay not published. No operator posting is open on Agility's board (October 28, 2026).
Is Agility Robotics worth it?
Pay at Agility Robotics: Pay not published. It suits people who want paid on-site shift work at a robot lab rather than flexible remote gigs. Worth knowing: Technician-level operator role with a clear career ladder.
How does Agility Robotics pay out?
Salaried, regular payroll.
Where is Agility Robotics open to workers?
On-site: Fremont CA (operator); other sites Salem/Albany OR, Pittsburgh PA.
Is Agility Robotics hiring robot operators now?
Not on 28 Oct 2026. Its Robot Operator II posting in Fremont, open in September 2026, has closed, and the board's data-collection and robot-test openings that day were manager roles (Data Collection Manager in Fremont, Senior Robot Test Operations Manager in Pittsburgh). This page lists any new Agility robot role once its board posts one; the board is read each day.
What did an Agility Robotics Robot Operator II do?
The posting described a hands-on test technician for Agility's Digit humanoids: executing daily robot test workflows from established procedures, running and monitoring Python-based test scripts, setting up test network connections in a Linux and bash environment, and logging issues and outcomes in Jira, with a goal of more than four hours of daily workcell operation across normal and edge-case scenarios. (no longer open)
Do I need an engineering degree to be a Robot Operator II?
No. The September 2026 posting asked for an Associate's degree or equivalent certifications in network administration, system administration, or industrial controls and automation, plus Linux and bash, basic-to-moderate Python script skills, basic networking and Jira. It was a technician-level role, separate from Agility's engineering positions. (no longer open)
How much did the Robot Operator II role pay?
It was a salaried role with benefits from day one. With no operator posting open, there is no current rate to quote; confirm pay and terms on the posting when Agility opens one. (no longer open)
Where was the role, and was it remote?
It was on-site at Agility's Fremont, CA office. The application asked candidates outside Fremont whether they would relocate, and the posting offered relocation help for eligible roles. (no longer open)
How do I apply, and can I use a recruiter?
Apply directly through Agility's Greenhouse careers board when an operator role is posted. Agility does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies and says candidates represented by a third party may not be considered. (no longer open)
What is the interview process like?
Agility does not publish the interview process for operator roles. Glassdoor reports across Agility, read in September 2026, describe a recruiter call, a hiring-manager call, and sometimes a take-home and a multi-round virtual onsite, but most are for engineering roles, so treat them as an estimate.
Is this the same as physically acting out motions to train the robot?
No. The Robot Operator II was a test-and-validation technician role: running Digit through structured test workflows and regression tests, executing scripts and logging results, rather than wearing motion-capture gear to demonstrate human movements. It was closer to robot QA and lab operations than to demonstration collection. (no longer open)
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