Digit 4 demo raises questions: no speed specs, big backpack, possible CGI footage
MarwaEldiwiny · x · 2026-09-21
A breakdown of Agility Robotics' new Digit 4 demo finds notable gaps: no walking/working speed in the specs, an unusually large backpack (battery? compute? cooling?) on one of the heaviest humanoids with safety implications, and footage where Digit never actually takes a step — some clips appear to be CGI rather than a physical demo. The authors stress this doesn't prove the tech doesn't work, only that the demo can't answer these questions, and invite Agility to respond.
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