AGILITY ROBOTICS TARGETS $2.5B SPAC IPO
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Agility Robotics, a humanoid robotics startup spun out of Oregon State University, plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger valuing the company at $2.5 billion. The deal is expected to generate $620 million in proceeds.
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