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Building Digit, the bipedal humanoid robot for logistics and manufacturing
Factory Capacity
10,000+/yr
RoboFab, Salem OR
Valuation
$2.12B
Post-Series C, Mar 2025
Total Raised
~$1B
Across 6+ rounds
Units in Field
~100
Across multiple customers
Totes Moved (GXO)
100,000+
First commercial humanoid milestone
Total raised: ~$1B · Latest valuation: $2.12B
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Key Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Apr 2022 | $150M | — | DCVC (lead)Playground Global (lead) |
| Series B-extension / Strategic | 2023 | Strategic | — | Amazon Industrial Innovation FundSony Innovation FundNVentures (NVIDIA) |
| Series C-1/C-2 | Nov 2024 | $62M | — | |
| Series C | Mar 2025 | $400M | $2.12B (post-money) / $1.75B (pre-money) | WP Global (lead)Schaefflerexisting investors |
| Undisclosed Round | Sep 2025 | Undisclosed | — | Strategic |
| Spec | Digit (v4) |
|---|---|
| Type | Bipedal humanoid |
| Height | 175cm (5'9") |
| Weight | ~64kg (140 lb) |
| Payload | 16kg (35 lb), next-gen 23kg (50 lb) |
| Mobility | Bipedal walking with stair/obstacle navigation |
| Battery | Extended runtime + autonomous docking |
| Hands | Redesigned manipulators / end effectors |
| Target | Warehouse logistics, manufacturing tote handling |
| Status | Commercial (RaaS) |
Industrial Innovation Fund investor; pilot deployments in fulfillment centers
Multi-year RaaS contract; Spanx facility (Flowery Branch, GA) — 100,000+ totes moved
Minority investment + commitment to deploy across ~100 global plants by 2030
Texas fulfillment center pilot (Dec 2025)
TMMC plant deployment (2026)
NVentures participant
Strategic investor
Spin-out from Oregon State University Dynamic Robotics Lab by Damion Shelton, Jonathan Hurst, Mikhail Jones
Led by DCVC and Playground Global
10,000+ unit/year capacity humanoid factory in Salem, OR — world's first
Digit deployed in Amazon fulfillment centers
First formal commercial humanoid Robots-as-a-Service deal; Digit deployed at Spanx facility (Flowery Branch, GA)
Bridge financing ahead of Series C
Major capital infusion to scale Digit production and deployments
Digit hits 100,000+ totes moved at GXO/Spanx warehouse outside Atlanta
Longer-lasting battery, autonomous docking, redesigned limbs and end effectors
Digit deployed at Mercado Libre Texas fulfillment center
Schaeffler invests + commits to deploy Digit across ~100 global plants by 2030
Digit moves from pilot to full-time work at Schaeffler factory
Digit humanoids deployed at TMMC plant