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In a recent TED Talk, Agility co-founder Jonathan Hurst outlined a grounded but massively ambitious roadmap for embodied AI, pushing back against the industry’s rush toward domestic androids.
Agility CEO Peggy Johnson details the transition from caged "work cells" to open floor operations, a new 50-pound lift capacity for the next-generation Digit, and plans for a late-2026 funding round.
Agility Robotics has officially dropped "Robotics" from its name, unveiling a new brand identity that emphasizes industrial durability and a long-term vision for redefining labor.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has signed a commercial agreement to deploy Digit humanoid robots across its production facilities following a successful pilot program.
Agility Robotics announces its Digit robot has moved over 100,000 totes at GXO Logistics, countering competitor hype with hard operational data.
In a recent interview, Agility Robotics co-founder and CRO Jonathan Hurst laid out a pragmatic, multi-decade timeline for humanoid integration, predicting it will be over 10 years before they enter homes and 25 years before they are fully integrated into human spaces.
Agility Robotics has released a new video showing its humanoid robot, Digit, autonomously picking up a shopping basket and various items in a lab setting. The company states this is achieved through a whole-body controller trained in simulation, enabling Digit to handle new objects and environments.
Agility Robotics announced significant upgrades for its humanoid robot, Digit, focusing on improved battery life (up to 4 hrs), autonomous charging, enhanced safety features (CAT1 stop, FSoE), and new manipulators. A key development is integration with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) via the Agility Arc platform, allowing Digit to dispatch and collaborate with AMRs from companies like MiR and Zebra, aiming to bridge automation gaps in warehouses.
Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit humanoid robot, is reportedly closing a $400 million funding round led by WP Global. The investment aims to help the company scale production at its Oregon facility, targeting the logistics and warehouse market amidst growing competition in the humanoid robotics space.
Schaeffler partners with Accenture, NVIDIA, and Microsoft to optimize future factory operations using digital twins on NVIDIA Omniverse. The collaboration involves simulating various automation scenarios, including the use of humanoid robots like Agility's Digit and Sanctuary AI's Phoenix, and leveraging Microsoft Fabric for data analysis to bridge virtual testing with real-world performance.
Agility Robotics announced upgrades for its Digit humanoid robot, focusing on enhanced industrial safety features (CAT1 stop, FSoE), improved battery life (up to 4 hours) with autonomous charging, redesigned limbs/grippers, and integration with Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). The updates aim to accelerate commercial deployment in warehouses.
Agility Robotics' humanoid robot, Digit, achieved a 98.96% success rate over 28 continuous hours at ProMat 2025, highlighting its potential in automating tasks within logistics and manufacturing sectors.
