Q&A with Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson on why the startup is going public via SPAC, the physical layer as its proprietary advantage, safety, and more
THE SO WHAT
Humanoid robotics moving into SPAC territory means capital is starting to price the physical layer — hardware, safety, and deployment ops — as the defensible moat, not just the AI stack. If you’re building in this space, assume public-market scrutiny on unit economics and safety cases long before true consumer-scale adoption.
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