GXO expands Digit humanoid robot to two U.S. warehouses
GXO Logistics and Agility Robotics are scaling humanoid-robot deployment across U.S. logistics operations, announcing expansion to facilities in Statesville, North Carolina and Lebanon, Tennessee on October 26, 2026.
Digit Robots Moving Into High-Volume Fulfillment
The partnership will deploy Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid robots to perform repetitive material-handling and e-commerce fulfillment tasks at the two new sites. Deployments are expected to begin in early 2027, initially using Digit 4 hardware, with planned migration to Digit 5 when it becomes commercially available according to Agility Robotics.
The expansion builds on an existing operational footprint. GXO has been running Digit robots at its Flowery Branch, Georgia facility since 2024, where the robots have moved more than 100,000 totes in documented real-world fulfillment work. That proven track record appears to have validated the business case for wider deployment.
From Pilot to Partnership Scale
GXO and Agility Robotics previously operated under a multi-year Robots-as-a-Service agreement, establishing the operational and commercial framework that now enables this expansion. The arrangement allows GXO to scale humanoid automation across multiple facilities without the full capital commitment of outright purchase.
The companies did not disclose a dollar amount for the expanded agreement or the total deployment investment according to available GXO announcements.
Concrete Agent Actions in Logistics
This deployment represents a measurable expansion of agentic robotics in real-world warehouse operations. Digit robots performing tote-handling, sorting, and material-transfer tasks operate with autonomy and decision-making within defined environments—core characteristics of agent systems. The scale (two new facilities, 100,000+ prior totes handled) and timing (early 2027 start) are concrete, verified milestones rather than roadmap items.
The move reflects growing enterprise adoption of embodied AI agents for logistics, where repetitive, high-volume tasks create both a clear ROI case and measurable performance metrics. GXO's expansion signals confidence that humanoid robotics have moved from pilot validation into operational scaling as highlighted in logistics-focused coverage.
Digit's movement into high-volume e-commerce facilities—rather than remaining in isolated test environments—marks a concrete step in the AI agent economy: autonomous systems performing work that directly affects supply-chain throughput and labor allocation in major logistics networks.