Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5, a 'contact-safe' humanoid that yields to humans
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-16
Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, a humanoid robot with a "contact-safe" design: it sidesteps or stops to let humans pass, enabling safe direct contact in shared workspaces like logistics.
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