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Agility Robotics Launches Digit 5 Humanoid Robot for Warehouse Tasks
Agility Robotics has launched Digit 5, a new humanoid robot designed for large-scale commercial use in warehouses. The robot is engineered to lift 23-kilogram bins and operate for 90 minutes on a 9-minute charge, aiming to handle physically demanding or repetitive warehouse jobs. This launch represents a culmination of over a decade of development, evolving from earlier research robots like ATRIAS and Cassie.
Why it matters
Digit 5 is positioned as the first humanoid robot capable of safely and economically performing useful work at scale.
Source: IEEE Spectrum — Robotics — read the original
Source published 19 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC