Agility’s new Digit 5 robot lifts 50 pounds, works 20+ hours a day and operates alongside people
Agility's Digit 5 isn't a prototype anymore. 20+ hours a day, 50-pound lifts, working alongside humans in real warehouses—the humanoid deployment era is starting.
Why it matters
Humanoid robots are moving from lab to warehouse floor. Digit 5's specs (payload, endurance, human collaboration) signal that the industry is solving the practical problems that keep robots in pilots. This matters to operations teams evaluating warehouse automation ROI and to anyone tracking how AI-enabled physical systems are reshaping labor economics.
The key facts
9 to knowDigit 5 lifts 50 pounds
Works 20+ hours per day
Can reach shelves 7.2 feet high
Designed to operate safely alongside people
Target deployment: warehouses and factories
Agility Robotics preparing for public listing via SPAC merger
Designed for safe human-robot collaboration in warehouses and factories
Agility Robotics preparing SPAC merger for public markets
Targets warehouse and factory labor workflows
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Publisher excerpt: Agility Robotics, which is preparing to go public through a SPAC merger, unveiled Digit 5, a humanoid robot it says can work safely alongside people in warehouses and factories. The company says the new robot can lift 50 pounds, reach shelves 7.2 feet high and work more than 20 hours a day.