Announcement ·
Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5 humanoid robot with a new safety architecture
Original title, in French: “Agility Robotics dévoile le robot humanoïde Digit 5 avec une nouvelle architecture de sécurité”
- Publication
- Unite.AI (United States)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 15 September 2026 · read in the page metadata
Summary
On 15 September 2026, Agility Robotics presented the Digit 5, the fifth generation of its industrial humanoid robot, announcing more than $300 million in multi-year customer orders secured in May 2026. The company describes a new safety architecture using proprietary AI algorithms and sensors to allow the robot to work near people without conventional safety barriers. The predecessor, Digit 4, has accumulated more than 65,000 operating hours at North American customers such as GXO, Schaeffler, Amazon and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, reaching 100,000 totes handled at GXO with around 98% accuracy. The Digit 5 is aimed at a 40% higher lifting capacity and extended autonomy and workflow, and will need CE marking for deployment in the European Union and the United Kingdom from 2027.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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300 millions of dollars
Multi-year customer orders announced in May 2026
Agility Robotics customers, announced in May 2026
« annonçant plus de 300 millions de dollars de commandes clients pluriannuelles en mai 2026 »
Source: Agility Robotics
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65,000 hours
Cumulative Digit 4 operating hours at customer sites in North America
Customer sites in North America (GXO, Schaeffler, Amazon, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada)
« Le Digit 4 a cumulé plus de 65 000 heures de temps de fonctionnement sur les sites clients en Amérique du Nord, notamment chez GXO, Schaeffler, Amazon et Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, selon l’entreprise. »
Source: Agility Robotics
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100,000 totes
Totes handled by Digit 4 at GXO (Flowery Branch facility)
GXO facility in Flowery Branch, near Atlanta
« Dans l’installation Flowery Branch de GXO près d’Atlanta, le Digit 4 a atteint le jalon cumulé de 100 000 caisses tout en maintenant une précision d’environ 98 % sur les tâches, a rapporté Agility. »
Source: Agility Robotics
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98 %
Digit 4 task accuracy at GXO
GXO facility in Flowery Branch, near Atlanta
« Dans l’installation Flowery Branch de GXO près d’Atlanta, le Digit 4 a atteint le jalon cumulé de 100 000 caisses tout en maintenant une précision d’environ 98 % sur les tâches, a rapporté Agility. »
Source: Agility Robotics
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40 %
Higher lifting capacity of Digit 5 compared with Digit 4
Digit 5 / Digit 4 comparison
« Agility a indiqué que le Digit 5 offre une capacité de charge supérieure de 40 % grâce à une nouvelle conception de jambe »
Source: Agility Robotics
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20 hours
Productive working hours possible over 24 hours
Digit 5, over a 24-hour period
« permettant plus de 20 heures de travail productif sur une période de 24 heures, selon l’entreprise »
Source: Agility Robotics
Classification
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Company size
- Large companies
- Industries
- Industry and manufacturing · Transport, logistics, supply chain
- Companies
- Amazon (deploys AI), Agility Robotics (supplier), GXO (deploys AI), Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (deploys AI), Schaeffler (deploys AI), Nvidia (supplier)
- Keywords
- humanoid robot, logistics, manufacturing, warehouse, industrial safety, automation
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Unite.AI. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.