Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5, a humanoid worker with safety, lift and 20‑hour runtime
Agility Robotics announced the Digit 5, a 1.8‑meter, 129‑kg humanoid robot designed for industrial work. It can lift 23 kg to a height of 2.1 m, operate for more than 20 hours a day, and safely interact with nearby humans by automatically placing loads down and assuming a seated position when a person approaches.
Key points
- Digit 5 lifts 23 kg to 2.1 m, runs 20+ hours daily, and auto‑seats when humans approach
- BOM cost $150‑200 k now, projected under $50 k at 10,000‑unit annual volume
- Agility seeks $620 M via SPAC to fund production; $300 M in orders already secured
The robot’s bill‑of‑materials cost is estimated at $150‑200 k per unit, with a target price under $50 k at a production volume of 10,000 units per year. Agility plans to offer Digit 5 as a service for roughly $8,500 per month, claiming potential labor savings of about $100 k per year per robot. The company already has over $300 million in multi‑year orders and aims to raise more than $620 million through a SPAC merger to scale production.
If the safety‑first approach proves reliable, Digit 5 could become one of the first commercially viable humanoid workers, opening new possibilities for factories, warehouses, and logistics centers that need flexible automation without costly safety barriers.
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Digit 5 May Be the First Humanoid Robot Worker That’s Truly Safe
IEEE Spectrum Robotics · 15 September 2026
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Coverage and discussion
5sources- Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkersPress · Ars Technica AI ·
- Agility Robotics says its new Digit 5 robot can work next to people without safety fencesPress · The Decoder ·
- Agility Robotics Debuts Digit 5 Humanoid With New Safety ArchitecturePress · Unite.AI ·
- Agility’s Digit 5 humanoid has new legs, batteries and safety upgradesPress · The Robot Report ·
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