Digit

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.