Agility's new Digit demo under scrutiny: no speed specs, huge backpack, suspected CGI footage
MarwaEldiwiny · x · 2026-09-21
Agility Robotics' redesigned Digit humanoid is facing scrutiny: the specs omit speed entirely, the robot sports an unusually large backpack (battery? compute? cooling?), and reviewers note it never actually takes a step in the footage — some of which appears to be CGI rather than a physical demo. A reminder to read humanoid robot marketing carefully.
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