{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"157796","rtpr_id":"nPn2y3lvna-20261001","ticker":"CCXI","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CCXI","NTWO"],"title":"Agility and FORT Robotics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Humanoid Robot Safety","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-01T11:00:00.263Z","article_body":"Agility and FORT Robotics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Humanoid Robot Safety\nPR Newswire\n\nSALEM, Ore. and PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2026\n\nNew Offboard Safety Bridge Extends Agility and FORT's Safety Architecture to\nDigit 5\n\nSALEM, Ore. and PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agility Robotics\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=151323676&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agilityrobotics.com%2F&a=Agility+Robotics)\n, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, and FORT Robotics\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=750454172&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffortrobotics.com%2F&a=FORT+Robotics)\n, a safety platform building the Trust Layer for physical AI, today signed a\nmemorandum of understanding outlining a partnership to further advance the\nsafety infrastructure of Digit® 5\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=2982178601&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agilityrobotics.com%2Fsolutions%2Fdigit-5&a=Digit%C2%AE+5)\n, Agility's next-generation humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe\nwork at scale. The partnership will deepen a historical, multi-year engagement\nthat has grown from a single custom hardware component into an integrated,\nthree-part safety architecture consisting of a safety pendant, on-robot\ncommunications, and off-robot interfaces connecting Digit with external safety\nsystems. The off-robot interface, jointly developed by FORT and Agility, is\ndesigned to extend Agility's cooperative-safety approach beyond the robot\nitself, enhancing the onboard safety architecture already planned for Digit 5.\n\nThe partnership will also establish a broader operating framework for how the\ntwo companies will work together in the future as Digit 5 begins deployment\nand scales into more complex commercial environments. This will include joint\nhardware development, solutions engineering, regulatory compliance, and\ndeployment support - reinforcing a shared commitment to a rigorous,\ntransparent safety architecture as humanoid robots take on more tasks in close\nproximity to people in industrial environments such as warehouses,\nmanufacturing, and logistics.\n\nAdvancing Safe Humanoid Deployment\n\nHumanoid robots are increasingly expected to work in spaces designed for\npeople, a shift that depends on safety systems capable of operating reliably\nboth on the robot and in its environment. The upcoming Digit 5 will be\nAgility's first humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe work, and\nwill be built on a safety architecture spanning safe human detection, safety\ncues, and safe motion control. By combining an onboard approach with FORT's\noffboard communication infrastructure, the companies aim to give customers a\nmore complete safety and efficiency envelope as Digit takes on new tasks\nacross their facility. Digit 5's predecessors have already logged more than\n65,000 hours of operation and have been deployed at customer sites including\nSchaeffler, GXO, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.\n\nFrom Component Supplier to Safety Partner\n\nAgility has embedded FORT's technology in several past versions of Digit, and\nengaged FORT earlier this year to deliver the pendant sled, a custom-built\nholder for Digit's tablet that integrates emergency stop and enabling-device\nfunctionality. Like Agility's Digit 4, Digit 5 will be capable of operating\nautonomously during normal work. The pendant will be used to monitor the robot\nand provide the customer with a redundant manual override for safety purposes\nduring setup, maintenance, or in the event of an unexpected situation. This\nwill provide customers with an additional independent layer of protection\nwhile providing customers continuity of safety coverage as deployments expand,\nand complement Digit 5's anticipated onboard Safe Human Detection system.\n\n\"Every layer we've added with FORT has made Digit's safety system more\nresilient, not just more redundant,\" said Pras Velagapudi, CTO at Agility\nRobotics. \"The Offboard Safety Bridge is a good example of what this\npartnership is really about: building safety infrastructure that works whether\nthe input is coming from onboard the robot, or from the environment around it,\nso the robot can be trusted to operate near people in a more diverse set of\nenvironments.\"\n\nA Broader Strategic Partnership\n\nThe formalized partnership is intended to move FORT beyond component supply\nand into a deeper operating relationship with Agility, one built to keep pace\nas Digit 5 deployments grow in number and complexity.\n\n\"Agility has established itself as the leader in humanoid robotics by focusing\non the only metrics that matter: safety and ROI,\" said Samuel Reeves, Founder\nand CEO of FORT Robotics. \"Physical AI only earns trust when the safety layer\naround it is as capable and as accountable as the robot itself. Formalizing\nthis as a strategic partnership reflects how central that architecture has\nbecome to getting humanoid robots to work safely in close proximity with\npeople.\"\n\nThe companies expect the expanded partnership to support Agility's ongoing\ndeployments with enterprise customers and to inform the safety architecture of\nDigit 5 and future generations of the platform as the robot takes on a wider\nrange of environments and tasks.\n\nAbout Agility Robotics\n\nHeadquartered in Salem, Oregon, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and\nFremont, California, Agility Robotics' mission is to build robot partners that\naugment the human workforce. Agility's groundbreaking general-purpose humanoid\nrobot, Digit, is the first multi-purpose, human-centric robot that is Made for\nWork(Ⓡ) and commercially deployed today. With more than 65,000 hours of\nreal-world operation combined with industry-leading safety standards, we're\npioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential. To learn\nmore, visit agilityrobotics.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=3065832326&u=http%3A%2F%2Fagilityrobotics.com%2F&a=agilityrobotics.com)\n.\n\nAgility, the Agility logo, Digit, Agility Arc, RoboFab, and Made for Work are\ntrademarks of Agility Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. Third-party\ntrademarks are the property of their respective owners.\n\nAbout FORT Robotics\n\nFORT Robotics is the Trust Layer for Physical AI, with the charter of making\nautonomous machines safe, secure, and reliable enough to deploy at scale\nalongside humans. Partnering with FORT gives robot manufacturers and end users\nthe ability to certify safety, maximize efficiency, and gain time-to-market\nspeed. Since its founding in 2018, FORT has become a leading provider of\nsafety solutions across the robotics industry, trusted by customers spanning\nwarehousing, transportation, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining,\nenergy, and defense. More information at\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=4232251587&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortrobotics.com%2F&a=%C2%A0)\nwww.fortrobotics.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=1798925216&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortrobotics.com%2F&a=www.fortrobotics.com)\n.\n\nBacked by leading strategic and financial investors including Tiger Global,\nMark Cuban Companies, Prologis Ventures and Five Eleven Partners, FORT\nRobotics is pursuing a Nasdaq listing through its business combination with\nNewbury Street II Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: NTWO).\n\nAdditional Information About the Proposed Agility Business Combination and\nWhere to Find It\n\nThe proposed transaction will be submitted to shareholders of Churchill XI for\ntheir consideration. 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Shareholders may obtain a copy of the preliminary or\ndefinitive proxy statement/prospectus, once available, as well as other\ndocuments filed by Churchill XI with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's\nwebsite located at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) or by directing a written\nrequest to Churchill Capital Corp XI, 640 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York,\nNY 10019.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe federal securities laws with respect to the Agility and Churchill XI.\nForward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as\n\"estimate,\" \"plan,\" \"project,\" \"forecast,\" \"intend,\" \"will,\" \"expect,\"\n\"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"seek,\" \"target,\" \"continue,\" \"could,\" \"may,\"\n\"might,\" \"possible,\" \"potential,\" \"predict,\" \"should,\" \"would\" or similar\nexpressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not\nstatements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean\nthat a statement is not forward-looking. We have based these forward-looking\nstatements on current expectations and projections about future events. These\nstatements include statements relating to, without limitation: the anticipated\nstrategic partnership between Agility and FORT Robotics contemplated by the\nmemorandum of understanding, including the negotiation and execution of\ndefinitive agreements; the development, capabilities and expected benefits of\nthe Offboard Safety Bridge and the three-part safety architecture consisting\nof a safety pendant, on-robot communications and off-robot interfaces; the\nanticipated operating framework, including joint hardware development,\nsolutions engineering, regulatory compliance and deployment support; the\nexpected timing and general availability of Digit 5; the expected performance\ncharacteristics and technical specifications of Digit 5, including its safety\narchitecture; expectations regarding the scaling of customer deployments; the\ndevelopment and expected capabilities of Digit 5; our ability to consummate\nthe proposed business combination and the satisfaction or waiver of the\nclosing conditions set forth in the proposed business combination; the\noccurrence of any other event, change or other circumstances that could give\nrise to the termination of the proposed business combination; projections of\nmarket opportunity and market share; estimates of customer adoption rates,\nmarket acceptance and usage patterns; projections regarding Agility's future\ndevelopment plans; the timing and success of Agility's future development\nplans; the ability of Agility to implement its strategic initiatives and\ncontinue to innovate its existing products and services; the expected timing\nof close of the potential transaction; expectations regarding Agility's\nability to attract, retain and expand its customer base; Agility's deployment\nof proceeds from capital raising transaction; Agility's expectations\nconcerning relationships with strategic partners, suppliers, regulatory bodies\nand other third parties; the potential benefits of the proposed transaction\nand expectations related to its terms and timing; and the potential for the\ncombined company to increase in value.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only\nand are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee,\nan assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.\nActual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and\nwill differ from assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of Agility\nand Churchill XI.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions that may cause Churchill XI's actual results,\nlevels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different\nfrom any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements\nexpressed or implied by such statements. 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Additional information concerning these and other factors that may\nimpact such forward-looking statements can be found in filings and potential\nfilings by Agility, Churchill XI or the combined company resulting from the\nproposed transaction with the SEC, including under the heading \"Risk Factors.\"\nIf any of these risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual\nresults could differ materially from the results implied by these\nforward-looking statements. In addition, these statements reflect the\nexpectations, plans and forecasts of Agility's and Churchill XI's management\nas of the date of this press release; subsequent events and developments may\ncause their assessments to change. While Agility and Churchill XI may elect to\nupdate these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they\nspecifically disclaim any obligation to do so. 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The\nhistorical results of those investments are not indicative of future\nperformance of Churchill XI, which may differ materially from the performance\nof Churchill XI's founders' or sponsors' past investments.\n\nParticipants in the Solicitation – Agility Business Combination\n\nChurchill XI, Agility and certain of their respective directors, executive\nofficers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules,\nbe deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Churchill\nXI's shareholders in connection with the Agility Business Combination.\nInformation regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed\nparticipants in the solicitation of Churchill XI's shareholders in connection\nwith the Agility Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy\nstatement/prospectus when it is filed by Churchill XI with the SEC. You can\nfind more information about Churchill XI's directors and executive officers in\nChurchill XI's final prospectus related to its initial public offering filed\nwith the SEC on December 16, 2025. Additional information regarding the\nparticipants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and\nindirect interests will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus when it\nbecomes available. Shareholders, potential investors and other interested\npersons should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes\navailable before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain\nfree copies of these documents from the sources described above.\n\nAdditional Information About the Proposed FORT\nBusiness Combination and Where to Find It\n\nIn connection with the Business Combination, Newbury Street II and FORT intend\nto file a Registration Statement on Form S-4, (as amended or supplemented from\ntime to time, the \"Registration Statement\") with the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (the \"SEC\"), which will include a proxy statement to\nNewbury Street II shareholders and a prospectus for the registration of\nNewbury Street II's securities to be issued in connection with the Business\nCombination. This press release does not contain all the information that\nshould be considered concerning the Business Combination and is not intended\nto form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect\nof the Business Combination. Newbury Street II's shareholders and other\ninterested persons are advised to read the Registration Statement and other\ndocuments filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these\nmaterials will contain important information about FORT, Newbury Street II,\nand the Business Combination. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the\nRegistration Statement, once available, as well as other documents filed by\nNewbury Street II with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's website located\nat www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) or by directing a written request to\nNewbury Street II Acquisition Corp, 121 High Street, Floor 3, Boston,\nMassachusetts 02110.\n\nBEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF NEWBURY\nSTREET II ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT\nDOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE\nBUSINESS COMBINATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.\n\nParticipants in the Solicitation\n\nNewbury Street II, FORT, and their respective directors, executive officers\nand other members of their management and employees, under SEC rules, may be\ndeemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Newbury Street\nII's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and\nsecurity holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names,\naffiliations and interests of certain of Newbury Street II's executive\nofficers and directors in the solicitation by reading Newbury Street II's\nfilings with the SEC, including the final prospectus of Newbury Street II\ndated as of October 31, 2024 and filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC on\nNovember 1, 2024 (the \"IPO Prospectus\"). To the extent that holdings of\nNewbury Street II's securities have changed from the amounts reported in the\nIPO Prospectus, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of\nChange in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information concerning the\ninterests of Newbury Street II's and FORT's participants in the solicitation,\nwhich may, in some cases, be different than those of their respective equity\nholders generally, will be set forth in the Registration Statement relating to\nthe Business Combination when it becomes publicly available.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nthe use of words such as \"estimate,\" \"plan,\" \"project,\" \"forecast,\" \"intend,\"\n\"will,\" \"expect,\" \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"seek,\" \"target,\" \"continue,\"\n\"could,\" \"may,\" \"might,\" \"possible,\" \"potential,\" \"predict\" or similar\nexpressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not\nstatements of historical matters. FORT and Agility have based these\nforward-looking statements on current expectations and projections about\nfuture events. These statements include: projections of market opportunity and\nmarket share; estimates of customer adoption rates and usage patterns;\nprojections regarding FORT's ability to commercialize new products,\ntechnologies and industry use cases; projections of development and\ncommercialization costs and timelines; expectations regarding FORT's ability\nto execute its business model and the expected financial benefits of such\nmodel; expectations regarding FORT's ability to attract, retain and expand its\ncustomer base; FORT's deployment of proceeds from capital raising\ntransactions; its expectations concerning relationships with strategic\npartners, suppliers, governments, state-funded entities, regulatory bodies and\nother third parties; FORT's ability to maintain, protect and enhance its\nintellectual property; future ventures or investments in companies, products,\nservices or technologies; development of favorable regulations affecting its\nmarkets; the successful consummation and potential benefits of the proposed\ntransaction and expectations related to its terms and timing; and the\npotential for FORT to increase in value; statements regarding the strategic\npartnership between FORT and Agility, including the design, development, and\nperformance of the Offboard Safety Bridge and Digit 5's safety architecture;\nthe scope and timing of future collaboration between FORT and Agility\n(including joint hardware development, solutions engineering, regulatory\ncompliance, and deployment support); and the anticipated benefits of the\npartnership to FORT, Agility, and their respective customers.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only\nand are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee,\nan assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.\nActual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and\nwill differ from assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of FORT and\nAgility.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions that may cause FORT or Agility's actual results,\nlevels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different\nfrom any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements\nexpressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include:\nthat FORT is pursuing an emerging technology, faces significant technical\nchallenges and may not achieve commercialization or market acceptance; FORT's\nhistorical net losses and limited operating history; FORT's expectations\nregarding future financial performance, capital requirements and unit\neconomics; FORT's use and reporting of business and operational metrics;\nFORT's competitive landscape; FORT's dependence on members of its senior\nmanagement and its ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the\npotential need for additional future financing; FORT's ability to manage\ngrowth and expand its operations; potential future acquisitions or investments\nin companies, products, services or technologies; FORT's reliance on strategic\npartners and other third parties; FORT's ability to maintain, protect and\ndefend its intellectual property rights; risks associated with privacy, data\nprotection or cybersecurity incidents and related regulations; the use, rate\nof adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning;\nuncertainty or changes with respect to laws and regulations; uncertainty or\nchanges with respect to taxes, trade conditions and the macroeconomic\nenvironment; the combined company's ability to maintain internal control over\nfinancial reporting and operate as a public company; the possibility that\nrequired regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction are delayed or are\nnot obtained, which could adversely affect the combined company or the\nexpected benefits of the proposed transaction; the risk that shareholders of\nNewbury Street II could elect to have their shares redeemed, leaving the\ncombined company with insufficient cash to execute its business plans; the\noccurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to\nthe termination of the business combination agreement; the outcome of any\nlegal proceedings or government investigations that may be commenced against\nFORT or Newbury Street II; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the\nproposed transaction; the ability of Newbury Street II or the combined company\nto issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed\ntransaction or in the future; and other factors described in Newbury Street\nII's filings with the SEC.\n\nThe foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider\nthe foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the\n\"Risk Factors\" section of (i) the IPO Prospectus, (ii) the annual report on\nForm 10-K filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC on March 6, 2026, (iii) the\nRegistration Statement referenced above when publicly available and other\ndocuments filed by Newbury Street II and FORT from time to time with the SEC.\nThese filings will identify and address other important risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially\nfrom those contained in the forward-looking statements. You should not place\nundue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the\ndate made. There may be additional risks that none of Agility, Newbury Street\nII and FORT presently knows, or that Agility, Newbury Street II and/or FORT\ncurrently believe are immaterial, that could cause actual results to differ\nfrom those contained in the forward-looking statements. For these reasons,\namong others, investors and other interested persons are cautioned not to\nplace undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press\nrelease. Past performance by Agility's, Newbury Street II's or FORT's\nmanagement teams and their respective affiliates is not a guarantee of future\nperformance. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on the historical\nrecord of the performance of Agility's, Newbury Street II's or FORT's\nmanagement teams or businesses associated with them as indicative of future\nperformance of an investment or the returns that Agility, Newbury Street II or\nFORT will, or may, generate going forward. 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All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn2y3lvna-20261001","title":"Agility and FORT Robotics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Humanoid Robot Safety","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CCXI","created":"2026-10-01T11:00:00.263Z","tickers":["CCXI","NTWO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Agility and FORT Robotics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Humanoid Robot Safety\nPR Newswire\n\nSALEM, Ore. and PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2026\n\nNew Offboard Safety Bridge Extends Agility and FORT's Safety Architecture to\nDigit 5\n\nSALEM, Ore. and PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agility Robotics\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=151323676&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agilityrobotics.com%2F&a=Agility+Robotics)\n, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, and FORT Robotics\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=750454172&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffortrobotics.com%2F&a=FORT+Robotics)\n, a safety platform building the Trust Layer for physical AI, today signed a\nmemorandum of understanding outlining a partnership to further advance the\nsafety infrastructure of Digit® 5\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=2982178601&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agilityrobotics.com%2Fsolutions%2Fdigit-5&a=Digit%C2%AE+5)\n, Agility's next-generation humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe\nwork at scale. The partnership will deepen a historical, multi-year engagement\nthat has grown from a single custom hardware component into an integrated,\nthree-part safety architecture consisting of a safety pendant, on-robot\ncommunications, and off-robot interfaces connecting Digit with external safety\nsystems. The off-robot interface, jointly developed by FORT and Agility, is\ndesigned to extend Agility's cooperative-safety approach beyond the robot\nitself, enhancing the onboard safety architecture already planned for Digit 5.\n\nThe partnership will also establish a broader operating framework for how the\ntwo companies will work together in the future as Digit 5 begins deployment\nand scales into more complex commercial environments. This will include joint\nhardware development, solutions engineering, regulatory compliance, and\ndeployment support - reinforcing a shared commitment to a rigorous,\ntransparent safety architecture as humanoid robots take on more tasks in close\nproximity to people in industrial environments such as warehouses,\nmanufacturing, and logistics.\n\nAdvancing Safe Humanoid Deployment\n\nHumanoid robots are increasingly expected to work in spaces designed for\npeople, a shift that depends on safety systems capable of operating reliably\nboth on the robot and in its environment. The upcoming Digit 5 will be\nAgility's first humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe work, and\nwill be built on a safety architecture spanning safe human detection, safety\ncues, and safe motion control. By combining an onboard approach with FORT's\noffboard communication infrastructure, the companies aim to give customers a\nmore complete safety and efficiency envelope as Digit takes on new tasks\nacross their facility. Digit 5's predecessors have already logged more than\n65,000 hours of operation and have been deployed at customer sites including\nSchaeffler, GXO, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.\n\nFrom Component Supplier to Safety Partner\n\nAgility has embedded FORT's technology in several past versions of Digit, and\nengaged FORT earlier this year to deliver the pendant sled, a custom-built\nholder for Digit's tablet that integrates emergency stop and enabling-device\nfunctionality. Like Agility's Digit 4, Digit 5 will be capable of operating\nautonomously during normal work. The pendant will be used to monitor the robot\nand provide the customer with a redundant manual override for safety purposes\nduring setup, maintenance, or in the event of an unexpected situation. This\nwill provide customers with an additional independent layer of protection\nwhile providing customers continuity of safety coverage as deployments expand,\nand complement Digit 5's anticipated onboard Safe Human Detection system.\n\n\"Every layer we've added with FORT has made Digit's safety system more\nresilient, not just more redundant,\" said Pras Velagapudi, CTO at Agility\nRobotics. \"The Offboard Safety Bridge is a good example of what this\npartnership is really about: building safety infrastructure that works whether\nthe input is coming from onboard the robot, or from the environment around it,\nso the robot can be trusted to operate near people in a more diverse set of\nenvironments.\"\n\nA Broader Strategic Partnership\n\nThe formalized partnership is intended to move FORT beyond component supply\nand into a deeper operating relationship with Agility, one built to keep pace\nas Digit 5 deployments grow in number and complexity.\n\n\"Agility has established itself as the leader in humanoid robotics by focusing\non the only metrics that matter: safety and ROI,\" said Samuel Reeves, Founder\nand CEO of FORT Robotics. \"Physical AI only earns trust when the safety layer\naround it is as capable and as accountable as the robot itself. Formalizing\nthis as a strategic partnership reflects how central that architecture has\nbecome to getting humanoid robots to work safely in close proximity with\npeople.\"\n\nThe companies expect the expanded partnership to support Agility's ongoing\ndeployments with enterprise customers and to inform the safety architecture of\nDigit 5 and future generations of the platform as the robot takes on a wider\nrange of environments and tasks.\n\nAbout Agility Robotics\n\nHeadquartered in Salem, Oregon, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and\nFremont, California, Agility Robotics' mission is to build robot partners that\naugment the human workforce. Agility's groundbreaking general-purpose humanoid\nrobot, Digit, is the first multi-purpose, human-centric robot that is Made for\nWork(Ⓡ) and commercially deployed today. With more than 65,000 hours of\nreal-world operation combined with industry-leading safety standards, we're\npioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential. To learn\nmore, visit agilityrobotics.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=3065832326&u=http%3A%2F%2Fagilityrobotics.com%2F&a=agilityrobotics.com)\n.\n\nAgility, the Agility logo, Digit, Agility Arc, RoboFab, and Made for Work are\ntrademarks of Agility Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved. Third-party\ntrademarks are the property of their respective owners.\n\nAbout FORT Robotics\n\nFORT Robotics is the Trust Layer for Physical AI, with the charter of making\nautonomous machines safe, secure, and reliable enough to deploy at scale\nalongside humans. Partnering with FORT gives robot manufacturers and end users\nthe ability to certify safety, maximize efficiency, and gain time-to-market\nspeed. Since its founding in 2018, FORT has become a leading provider of\nsafety solutions across the robotics industry, trusted by customers spanning\nwarehousing, transportation, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining,\nenergy, and defense. More information at\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=4232251587&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortrobotics.com%2F&a=%C2%A0)\nwww.fortrobotics.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4787271-1&h=1798925216&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortrobotics.com%2F&a=www.fortrobotics.com)\n.\n\nBacked by leading strategic and financial investors including Tiger Global,\nMark Cuban Companies, Prologis Ventures and Five Eleven Partners, FORT\nRobotics is pursuing a Nasdaq listing through its business combination with\nNewbury Street II Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: NTWO).\n\nAdditional Information About the Proposed Agility Business Combination and\nWhere to Find It\n\nThe proposed transaction will be submitted to shareholders of Churchill XI for\ntheir consideration. 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Before making any voting or investment\ndecision, Churchill XI and Agility stockholders and other interested persons\nare advised to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and any\namendments thereto and, once available, the definitive proxy\nstatement/prospectus statement, as well as other documents filed with the SEC\nby Churchill XI in connection with the proposed transaction, as these\ndocuments will contain important information about Churchill XI, Agility and\nthe proposed transaction. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the preliminary or\ndefinitive proxy statement/prospectus, once available, as well as other\ndocuments filed by Churchill XI with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's\nwebsite located at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) or by directing a written\nrequest to Churchill Capital Corp XI, 640 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York,\nNY 10019.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe federal securities laws with respect to the Agility and Churchill XI.\nForward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as\n\"estimate,\" \"plan,\" \"project,\" \"forecast,\" \"intend,\" \"will,\" \"expect,\"\n\"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"seek,\" \"target,\" \"continue,\" \"could,\" \"may,\"\n\"might,\" \"possible,\" \"potential,\" \"predict,\" \"should,\" \"would\" or similar\nexpressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not\nstatements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean\nthat a statement is not forward-looking. We have based these forward-looking\nstatements on current expectations and projections about future events. These\nstatements include statements relating to, without limitation: the anticipated\nstrategic partnership between Agility and FORT Robotics contemplated by the\nmemorandum of understanding, including the negotiation and execution of\ndefinitive agreements; the development, capabilities and expected benefits of\nthe Offboard Safety Bridge and the three-part safety architecture consisting\nof a safety pendant, on-robot communications and off-robot interfaces; the\nanticipated operating framework, including joint hardware development,\nsolutions engineering, regulatory compliance and deployment support; the\nexpected timing and general availability of Digit 5; the expected performance\ncharacteristics and technical specifications of Digit 5, including its safety\narchitecture; expectations regarding the scaling of customer deployments; the\ndevelopment and expected capabilities of Digit 5; our ability to consummate\nthe proposed business combination and the satisfaction or waiver of the\nclosing conditions set forth in the proposed business combination; the\noccurrence of any other event, change or other circumstances that could give\nrise to the termination of the proposed business combination; projections of\nmarket opportunity and market share; estimates of customer adoption rates,\nmarket acceptance and usage patterns; projections regarding Agility's future\ndevelopment plans; the timing and success of Agility's future development\nplans; the ability of Agility to implement its strategic initiatives and\ncontinue to innovate its existing products and services; the expected timing\nof close of the potential transaction; expectations regarding Agility's\nability to attract, retain and expand its customer base; Agility's deployment\nof proceeds from capital raising transaction; Agility's expectations\nconcerning relationships with strategic partners, suppliers, regulatory bodies\nand other third parties; the potential benefits of the proposed transaction\nand expectations related to its terms and timing; and the potential for the\ncombined company to increase in value.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only\nand are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee,\nan assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.\nActual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and\nwill differ from assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of Agility\nand Churchill XI.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions that may cause Churchill XI's actual results,\nlevels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different\nfrom any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements\nexpressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include:\nthat Agility is pursuing an emerging technology, faces significant technical\nchallenges and may not achieve commercialization or market acceptance;\nAgility's historical net losses and limited operating history; Agility's\nexpectations regarding future financial performance, capital requirements and\nunit economics; Agility's use and reporting of business and operational\nmetrics; Agility's competitive landscape; Agility's dependence on members of\nits senior management and its ability to attract and retain qualified\npersonnel; the potential need for additional future financing; Agility's\nability to manage growth and expand its operations; potential future\nacquisitions or investments in companies, products, services or technologies;\nAgility's reliance on strategic partners and other third parties; Agility's\nability to maintain, protect and defend its intellectual property rights;\nrisks associated with privacy, data protection or cybersecurity incidents and\nrelated regulations; the use, rate of adoption and regulation of artificial\nintelligence and machine learning; uncertainty or changes with respect to laws\nand regulations; uncertainty or changes with respect to taxes, trade\nconditions and the macroeconomic environment; the combined company's ability\nto maintain internal control over financial reporting and operate a public\ncompany; the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a\ntimely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Churchill\nXI's securities; the failure by the parties to satisfy the conditions to\nconsummation of the proposed transaction, including the approval of Churchill\nXI's shareholders; the possibility that required regulatory approvals for the\nproposed transaction are delayed or are not obtained, which could adversely\naffect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed\ntransaction; the risk that shareholders of Churchill XI could elect to have\ntheir shares redeemed, leaving the combined company with insufficient cash to\nexecute its business plans; the level of redemptions of Churchill XI's public\nshareholders; the ability of Agility to grow and manage growth, maintain\nrelationships with customers and retain its management and key employees;\ncosts related to the proposed transaction; the occurrence of any event, change\nor other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business\ncombination agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings or government\ninvestigations that may be commenced against Agility or Churchill XI; failure\nto realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; Agility's\nestimates of expenses and profitability; the evolution of the markets in which\nAgility competes; the ability of Churchill XI or the combined company to issue\nequity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed transaction\nor in the future; and other factors described in Churchill XI's filings with\nthe SEC. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may\nimpact such forward-looking statements can be found in filings and potential\nfilings by Agility, Churchill XI or the combined company resulting from the\nproposed transaction with the SEC, including under the heading \"Risk Factors.\"\nIf any of these risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual\nresults could differ materially from the results implied by these\nforward-looking statements. In addition, these statements reflect the\nexpectations, plans and forecasts of Agility's and Churchill XI's management\nas of the date of this press release; subsequent events and developments may\ncause their assessments to change. While Agility and Churchill XI may elect to\nupdate these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they\nspecifically disclaim any obligation to do so. Accordingly, undue reliance\nshould not be placed upon these statements.\n\nIn addition, statements that \"we believe\" and similar statements reflect\nChurchill XI's beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements\nare based upon information available to us as of the date of this press\nrelease, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for\nsuch statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and Churchill\nXI's statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an\nexhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant\ninformation. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are\ncautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.\n\nAn investment in Churchill XI is not an investment in any of Churchill XI's\nfounders' or sponsors' past investments, companies or affiliated funds. The\nhistorical results of those investments are not indicative of future\nperformance of Churchill XI, which may differ materially from the performance\nof Churchill XI's founders' or sponsors' past investments.\n\nParticipants in the Solicitation – Agility Business Combination\n\nChurchill XI, Agility and certain of their respective directors, executive\nofficers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules,\nbe deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Churchill\nXI's shareholders in connection with the Agility Business Combination.\nInformation regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed\nparticipants in the solicitation of Churchill XI's shareholders in connection\nwith the Agility Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy\nstatement/prospectus when it is filed by Churchill XI with the SEC. You can\nfind more information about Churchill XI's directors and executive officers in\nChurchill XI's final prospectus related to its initial public offering filed\nwith the SEC on December 16, 2025. Additional information regarding the\nparticipants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and\nindirect interests will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus when it\nbecomes available. Shareholders, potential investors and other interested\npersons should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes\navailable before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain\nfree copies of these documents from the sources described above.\n\nAdditional Information About the Proposed FORT\nBusiness Combination and Where to Find It\n\nIn connection with the Business Combination, Newbury Street II and FORT intend\nto file a Registration Statement on Form S-4, (as amended or supplemented from\ntime to time, the \"Registration Statement\") with the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (the \"SEC\"), which will include a proxy statement to\nNewbury Street II shareholders and a prospectus for the registration of\nNewbury Street II's securities to be issued in connection with the Business\nCombination. This press release does not contain all the information that\nshould be considered concerning the Business Combination and is not intended\nto form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect\nof the Business Combination. Newbury Street II's shareholders and other\ninterested persons are advised to read the Registration Statement and other\ndocuments filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these\nmaterials will contain important information about FORT, Newbury Street II,\nand the Business Combination. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the\nRegistration Statement, once available, as well as other documents filed by\nNewbury Street II with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's website located\nat www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) or by directing a written request to\nNewbury Street II Acquisition Corp, 121 High Street, Floor 3, Boston,\nMassachusetts 02110.\n\nBEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF NEWBURY\nSTREET II ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT\nDOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE\nBUSINESS COMBINATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.\n\nParticipants in the Solicitation\n\nNewbury Street II, FORT, and their respective directors, executive officers\nand other members of their management and employees, under SEC rules, may be\ndeemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Newbury Street\nII's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and\nsecurity holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names,\naffiliations and interests of certain of Newbury Street II's executive\nofficers and directors in the solicitation by reading Newbury Street II's\nfilings with the SEC, including the final prospectus of Newbury Street II\ndated as of October 31, 2024 and filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC on\nNovember 1, 2024 (the \"IPO Prospectus\"). To the extent that holdings of\nNewbury Street II's securities have changed from the amounts reported in the\nIPO Prospectus, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of\nChange in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information concerning the\ninterests of Newbury Street II's and FORT's participants in the solicitation,\nwhich may, in some cases, be different than those of their respective equity\nholders generally, will be set forth in the Registration Statement relating to\nthe Business Combination when it becomes publicly available.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nthe use of words such as \"estimate,\" \"plan,\" \"project,\" \"forecast,\" \"intend,\"\n\"will,\" \"expect,\" \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"seek,\" \"target,\" \"continue,\"\n\"could,\" \"may,\" \"might,\" \"possible,\" \"potential,\" \"predict\" or similar\nexpressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not\nstatements of historical matters. FORT and Agility have based these\nforward-looking statements on current expectations and projections about\nfuture events. These statements include: projections of market opportunity and\nmarket share; estimates of customer adoption rates and usage patterns;\nprojections regarding FORT's ability to commercialize new products,\ntechnologies and industry use cases; projections of development and\ncommercialization costs and timelines; expectations regarding FORT's ability\nto execute its business model and the expected financial benefits of such\nmodel; expectations regarding FORT's ability to attract, retain and expand its\ncustomer base; FORT's deployment of proceeds from capital raising\ntransactions; its expectations concerning relationships with strategic\npartners, suppliers, governments, state-funded entities, regulatory bodies and\nother third parties; FORT's ability to maintain, protect and enhance its\nintellectual property; future ventures or investments in companies, products,\nservices or technologies; development of favorable regulations affecting its\nmarkets; the successful consummation and potential benefits of the proposed\ntransaction and expectations related to its terms and timing; and the\npotential for FORT to increase in value; statements regarding the strategic\npartnership between FORT and Agility, including the design, development, and\nperformance of the Offboard Safety Bridge and Digit 5's safety architecture;\nthe scope and timing of future collaboration between FORT and Agility\n(including joint hardware development, solutions engineering, regulatory\ncompliance, and deployment support); and the anticipated benefits of the\npartnership to FORT, Agility, and their respective customers.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only\nand are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee,\nan assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.\nActual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and\nwill differ from assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of FORT and\nAgility.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions that may cause FORT or Agility's actual results,\nlevels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different\nfrom any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements\nexpressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include:\nthat FORT is pursuing an emerging technology, faces significant technical\nchallenges and may not achieve commercialization or market acceptance; FORT's\nhistorical net losses and limited operating history; FORT's expectations\nregarding future financial performance, capital requirements and unit\neconomics; FORT's use and reporting of business and operational metrics;\nFORT's competitive landscape; FORT's dependence on members of its senior\nmanagement and its ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the\npotential need for additional future financing; FORT's ability to manage\ngrowth and expand its operations; potential future acquisitions or investments\nin companies, products, services or technologies; FORT's reliance on strategic\npartners and other third parties; FORT's ability to maintain, protect and\ndefend its intellectual property rights; risks associated with privacy, data\nprotection or cybersecurity incidents and related regulations; the use, rate\nof adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning;\nuncertainty or changes with respect to laws and regulations; uncertainty or\nchanges with respect to taxes, trade conditions and the macroeconomic\nenvironment; the combined company's ability to maintain internal control over\nfinancial reporting and operate as a public company; the possibility that\nrequired regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction are delayed or are\nnot obtained, which could adversely affect the combined company or the\nexpected benefits of the proposed transaction; the risk that shareholders of\nNewbury Street II could elect to have their shares redeemed, leaving the\ncombined company with insufficient cash to execute its business plans; the\noccurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to\nthe termination of the business combination agreement; the outcome of any\nlegal proceedings or government investigations that may be commenced against\nFORT or Newbury Street II; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the\nproposed transaction; the ability of Newbury Street II or the combined company\nto issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed\ntransaction or in the future; and other factors described in Newbury Street\nII's filings with the SEC.\n\nThe foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider\nthe foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the\n\"Risk Factors\" section of (i) the IPO Prospectus, (ii) the annual report on\nForm 10-K filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC on March 6, 2026, (iii) the\nRegistration Statement referenced above when publicly available and other\ndocuments filed by Newbury Street II and FORT from time to time with the SEC.\nThese filings will identify and address other important risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially\nfrom those contained in the forward-looking statements. You should not place\nundue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the\ndate made. There may be additional risks that none of Agility, Newbury Street\nII and FORT presently knows, or that Agility, Newbury Street II and/or FORT\ncurrently believe are immaterial, that could cause actual results to differ\nfrom those contained in the forward-looking statements. For these reasons,\namong others, investors and other interested persons are cautioned not to\nplace undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press\nrelease. Past performance by Agility's, Newbury Street II's or FORT's\nmanagement teams and their respective affiliates is not a guarantee of future\nperformance. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on the historical\nrecord of the performance of Agility's, Newbury Street II's or FORT's\nmanagement teams or businesses associated with them as indicative of future\nperformance of an investment or the returns that Agility, Newbury Street II or\nFORT will, or may, generate going forward. 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All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-01T11:00:00.44061487Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790852400440},"received_at":"2026-10-01T11:00:00.491Z","source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/agility-and-fort-robotics-announce-strategic-partnership-to-advance-humanoid-robot-safety-302895323.html"},"analysis":{"id":"146455","press_release_id":"157796","analysis_json":{"industry":null,"redFlags":["Partnership is an MOU, not a definitive agreement; definitive agreements still to be negotiated","CCXI-Agility business combination not yet closed; subject to shareholder approval and registration statement effectiveness","Agility has historical net losses and limited operating history per forward-looking statements"],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Agility Robotics, the humanoid robot maker set to go public via Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI), signed an MOU with FORT Robotics formalizing a strategic safety partnership around the upcoming Digit 5 humanoid.\n\nThe partnership expands a multi-year engagement into a three-part safety architecture -- safety pendant, on-robot communications, and the jointly developed Offboard Safety Bridge -- covering joint hardware development, regulatory compliance, and deployment support.\n\nDigit robots have logged more than 65,000 hours of operation with customers including Schaeffler, GXO, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada; the deal is incremental validation for the pending CCXI-Agility business combination, though no financial terms were disclosed.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"De-SPAC target Agility locks in safety partner FORT for Digit 5 -- incremental de-risking of the CCXI thesis ahead of shareholder vote."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"deal_structure":"Agility-CCXI business combination pending; FORT-NTWO business combination pending","digit_operating_hours":"65,000+ hours"}},"quotedText":"\"Every layer we've added with FORT has made Digit's safety system more resilient, not just more redundant,\" said Pras Velagapudi, CTO at Agility Robotics.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Pras Velagapudi","role":"CTO, Agility Robotics"},{"name":"Samuel Reeves","role":"Founder and CEO, FORT Robotics"}],"products":["Digit 5","Digit 4","Offboard Safety Bridge","safety pendant"],"companies":[{"name":"Agility Robotics","relationship":"SPAC merger target of Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI)"},{"name":"FORT Robotics","relationship":"strategic partner"},{"name":"Churchill Capital Corp XI","ticker":"CCXI","relationship":"SPAC acquirer of Agility"},{"name":"Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp","ticker":"NTWO","relationship":"SPAC pursuing listing of FORT Robotics"},{"name":"Schaeffler","relationship":"Digit customer"},{"name":"GXO","relationship":"Digit customer"},{"name":"Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada","relationship":"Digit customer"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Agility Robotics -- the target of the CCXI (Churchill Capital Corp XI) SPAC merger -- formalized a strategic safety partnership with FORT Robotics around Digit 5. 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