Agility Robotics Wins SPAC Vote and Heads to Nasdaq as AGLT, Testing Wall Street’s Appetite for Humanoids

Churchill Capital XI shareholders approved the merger with humanoid maker Agility Robotics, which expects to start trading on Nasdaq as AGLT on November 5 at a $2.5 billion pre-money value with about $465 million in gross capital, down from more than $620 million. Here is what the deal includes, what to watch in the numbers and why it matters for business.

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FCC Clears First Humanoid Under Foreign Robot Ban as Lightberry, OMRON and Four Others Win Exemptions

The FCC exempted robots from six companies, including Lightberry’s Lumi humanoid and OMRON’s mobile platforms, from its foreign robot ban after Department of War reviews, setting a template of software control and U.S. manufacturing for anyone selling robots in America.

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Meta Builds Humanoid Robot With China’s Fourier as Big Tech Eyes the Home

Meta has reportedly built a humanoid robot prototype called Max with Shanghai startup Fourier in about three months and started a second version, a move into home robots that lands as Tesla delays Optimus deliveries and Agility trims its SPAC raise.

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