Peggy Johnson, the former Microsoft executive who stepped down as Magic Leap CEO last fall, is the new CEO of Agility Robotics, the Corvalis, Ore.-based company known for the Digit bipedal humanoid warehouse robot.
Announcing the news this morning, Agility said Johnson will lead its “next phase of growth, focusing on sales, strategic industry partnerships, future fundraising, and delivering robots at scale to meet overwhelming demand.”
Damion Shelton, the company’s CEO since its inception in 2015, will now serve as Agility’s president as part of Johnson’s leadership team.
Johnson will be based in California in the new role. Agility has offices in Palo Alto and Pittsburgh, in addition to its Oregon headquarters.
Agility last year announced a new manufacturing plant in Salem, Ore., where it expects to ultimately be able to produce more than 10,000 robots a year.
Agility raised a $150 million funding round in April 2022, led by DCVC and Playground Global, with participation from Amazon’s $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund. Amazon started testing Digit as part of its warehouse operations last year.
