AGCO to Test Agility Robotics Humanoids in Kansas Factory

Oct 22, 2026
AGCO will test Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid at its Hesston, Kansas, manufacturing plant starting in 2027.

AGCO will pilot the Digit humanoid from Agility Robotics at its Hesston, Kansas, manufacturing plant in 2027, according to Forbes. The robot will initially sort and stack parts and place totes into storage.

The Hesston plant employs more than 1,100 people and operates 13 production lines for equipment including balers, mower conditioners and windrowers. AGCO plans to use the robots for repetitive and physically demanding factory tasks.

Agility Robotics has not disclosed how many robots the pilot will include or the value of the agreement.

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