Release
Jan 1, 2024
Price
Price TBA
Connectivity
3
Status
Active
Height
175cm
Weight
65kg
Battery
~4 hours
Speed
3.4 mph
Digit
Purpose-built humanoid for logistics and warehouse operations. Commercially deployed at multiple Fortune 500 companies including Amazon, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (RaaS deal, Feb 2026), Mercado Libre (Dec 2025), Schaeffler, and GXO. Produced at Agility's RoboFacility in Salem, Oregon. Enterprise RaaS (Robots-as-a-Service) model — no consumer pricing available.
Listed price
Price TBA
Enterprise RaaS only (~$250K/year estimated). Not available for direct purchase.
Release window
Jan 1, 2024
Current status
Active
Agility
Last verified
Apr 7, 2026
Technical overview
Core specifications and system stack
A fast read on the mechanical profile, sensing package, and platform integrations behind Digit.
Technical Specifications
Height
175cm
Weight
65kg
Battery Life
~4 hours
Charging Time
~2 hours
Max Speed
3.4 mph
Tech Components
Sensors (4)
Operational profile
How this robot is configured
Capabilities
5
Connectivity
3
Key capabilities
Ecosystem fit
Certifications
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About the Digit
The Digit is a Humanoid robot built by Agility. Purpose-built humanoid for logistics and warehouse operations. Commercially deployed at multiple Fortune 500 companies including Amazon, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (RaaS deal, Feb 2026), Mercado Libre (Dec 2025), Schaeffler, and GXO. Produced at Agility's RoboFacility in Salem, Oregon. Enterprise RaaS (Robots-as-a-Service) model — no consumer pricing available.
Pricing has not been publicly disclosed. See all Agility robots on the Agility page.
Spec Breakdown
Detailed specifications for the Digit
Height
175cmAt 175cm, the Digit is designed to operate in human-scale environments, allowing it to reach countertops, shelves, and interfaces designed for human height.
Weight
65kgWeighing 65kg, the Digit needs to balance mass for stability during bipedal locomotion while remaining light enough for safe human interaction.
Battery Life
~4 hoursWith a battery life of ~4 hours, the Digit can operate for sustained periods before requiring a recharge. Battery life is measured under typical operating conditions and may vary based on workload intensity and environmental factors.
Charging Time
~2 hoursA charging time of ~2 hours means the ratio of operation to downtime is an important consideration for applications requiring near-continuous availability. Some deployments use multiple robots in rotation to maintain uninterrupted service.
Maximum Speed
3.4 mphA top speed of 3.4 mph approximates human walking pace, enabling the robot to keep up with people in shared environments.
AI Platform
Agility Arc Planning SystemThe Digit uses Agility Arc Planning System as its intelligence backbone. This AI platform powers the robot's decision-making, perception processing, and autonomous behavior. The sophistication of the AI stack directly impacts how well the robot handles unexpected situations and adapts to new environments.
Digit Sensor Suite
The Digit integrates 4 sensor types, forming the perceptual foundation that enables autonomous operation.
This sensor configuration enables the Digit to perceive its 3D environment, recognize objects and people, navigate complex spaces, and perform precise manipulation tasks. Multiple sensor modalities provide redundancy and more robust perception than any single sensor type alone.
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Digit Use Cases & Applications
Humanoid robots are designed for environments built for humans — warehouses, factories, healthcare facilities, and eventually homes. Their bipedal form allows them to navigate stairs, doorways, and workspaces designed for human bodies without requiring environmental modifications.
Capabilities That Enable Real-World Use
The Digit offers 5 distinct capabilities, each contributing to the robot's practical utility.
These capabilities work together with the robot's 4 onboard sensor types and Agility Arc Planning System AI platform to deliver practical, real-world performance.
Ecosystem Integration
The Digit integrates with the following platforms and ecosystems, extending its utility beyond standalone operation.
This ecosystem compatibility enables the Digit to work as part of a broader automation setup rather than operating in isolation.
Digit Capabilities
5
Capabilities
4
Sensor Types
AI
Agility Arc Planning System
Warehouse Operations
Warehouse operations is one of the most commercially validated use cases for humanoid robots. The Digit can navigate warehouse aisles, transport bins and packages between stations, and work alongside human workers on pick-and-pack lines. The human form factor is specifically advantageous here because warehouses are designed around human ergonomics — shelf heights, aisle widths, and tool interfaces all assume a human-shaped operator. Rather than retrofitting the facility for a custom robot, a humanoid like the Digit can slot into existing workflows with minimal infrastructure changes. Key challenges include operating safely at human-worker speeds, handling a wide variety of package sizes and shapes, and maintaining throughput during multi-hour shifts.
Autonomous Navigation
Autonomous navigation allows the Digit to move through its environment without human guidance, planning efficient paths around obstacles and adapting to changes in real time. For a humanoid robot, this involves simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) to build and maintain environmental models, path planning algorithms to find efficient routes, and reactive obstacle avoidance for unexpected situations. The complexity of autonomous navigation scales dramatically with the environment — navigating a structured warehouse is substantially different from navigating a cluttered home or outdoor space. The Digit's navigation system must handle the specific challenges of its intended deployment scenarios reliably and repeatedly.
Additional Capabilities
Connectivity & Integration
How the Digit communicates with your network, smart home devices, cloud services, and companion apps.
Network & Communication Protocols
Digit Technology Stack Overview
The Digit by Agility integrates 8 distinct technology components across sensing, connectivity, intelligence, and interaction layers. The physical platform features a height of 175cm, a weight of 65kg, a top speed of 3.4 mph, providing the foundation on which this technology stack operates.
Perception — 4 Sensor Types
The perception layer is built on LiDAR, RGB-D Cameras, IMU, Force Sensors. These work in concert to give the robot a detailed understanding of its operating environment. This multi-sensor approach provides redundancy and enables the robot to function reliably even when individual sensors encounter challenging conditions such as low light, reflective surfaces, or cluttered spaces.
Connectivity — 3 Protocols
Intelligence — Agility Arc Planning System
Agility Arc Planning System serves as the computational brain, processing sensor data, making navigation decisions, and orchestrating the robot's autonomous behaviors. The quality of this AI platform directly influences how well the robot handles novel situations, adapts to changes in its environment, and improves its performance over time through learning.
Who Should Consider the Digit?
Target Audience
Humanoid robots are typically targeted at enterprise customers, research institutions, and forward-thinking businesses looking to automate tasks that require human-like form and dexterity. While some models are approaching consumer pricing, the majority remain in the commercial and industrial space.
Key Considerations
When evaluating a humanoid robot, payload capacity, degrees of freedom, and manipulation dexterity are critical factors. Battery life and charging time determine operational uptime. The AI platform determines how well the robot can adapt to new tasks and environments. Consider whether the robot needs to work alongside humans (requiring safety certifications) or will operate independently.
Pricing
Availability
ActiveThe Digit has a status of Active. Check with Agility for the latest availability details.
Digit: Strengths & Trade-offs
Engineering compromises and where this humanoid robot excels
What the Digit does well
Solid sensor coverage
The Digit integrates 4 sensor types, providing good perceptual coverage for its intended applications. This sensor complement covers the essential modalities needed for effective humanoid operation while keeping complexity manageable.
Extended battery life
A battery life of ~4 hours provides substantial operational runway. For humanoid applications, this means longer work sessions between charges, fewer interruptions, and the ability to complete larger tasks or cover more area in a single charge cycle.
Strong mobility performance
A top speed of 3.4 mph provides the Digit with the agility to cover ground efficiently. This is particularly valuable for applications that require rapid response, large-area coverage, or keeping pace with human movement in shared environments.
What to consider carefully
Significant weight
At 65kg, the Digit is a substantial piece of equipment. This weight contributes to stability and robustness but also means the robot requires careful consideration of floor load limits, transportation logistics, and the potential impact force in the event of unexpected contact with people or objects.
Undisclosed pricing
Agility has not published a public price for the Digit. While common for enterprise-class robotics, the absence of transparent pricing can complicate budgeting and comparison shopping. Prospective buyers will need to engage directly with the manufacturer for quotes, which may vary by configuration and volume.
Note: This strengths and trade-offs assessment is based on the Digit's documented specifications as tracked in the ui44 database. Real-world performance depends on deployment conditions, firmware maturity, and environmental factors. For the most current information, check the Agility manufacturer page or visit the official product page. Use the comparison tool to evaluate these trade-offs against competing robots in the same category.
How Humanoid Robot Technology Works
Understanding the engineering behind this category
Humanoid robots represent one of the most technically ambitious categories in robotics. Building a machine that walks, balances, manipulates objects, and interacts naturally with humans requires breakthroughs across multiple engineering disciplines simultaneously. Understanding the technology behind humanoid robots helps buyers and enthusiasts appreciate both the capabilities and limitations of current systems.
Navigation & Mobility
Humanoid robots navigate using a combination of visual SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), depth sensing, and inertial measurement. Unlike wheeled robots that simply avoid obstacles, humanoids must plan footstep placement, maintain dynamic balance on uneven surfaces, and anticipate terrain changes. Advanced systems use predictive models to plan several steps ahead, similar to how humans unconsciously adjust their gait when approaching stairs or rough ground. The computational requirements for real-time bipedal navigation are substantial, often requiring dedicated motion-planning processors separate from the main AI system.
The Role of AI
Artificial intelligence in humanoid robots serves multiple roles: high-level task planning (understanding what needs to be done), perception (recognizing objects, people, and environments), manipulation planning (figuring out how to grasp and move objects), and social interaction (understanding speech, gestures, and context). Modern humanoids increasingly use large language models and vision-language models for task understanding, allowing them to interpret natural language instructions and generalize to new tasks without explicit programming for each scenario.
Sensor Fusion & Perception
The sensor suite in a humanoid robot must provide comprehensive environmental awareness while maintaining real-time processing speeds. Sensor fusion algorithms combine data from cameras, LiDAR, depth sensors, force/torque sensors, and IMUs to create a unified model of the robot's surroundings. This multi-modal perception is critical because no single sensor type works perfectly in all conditions — cameras struggle in darkness, LiDAR cannot distinguish materials, and touch sensors only detect what the robot physically contacts. By combining these inputs, the robot achieves more robust and reliable perception than any individual sensor could provide.
Power & Battery Management
Battery technology is one of the primary limiting factors for humanoid robots. Bipedal locomotion is inherently energy-intensive — maintaining balance requires constant motor activity even when standing still. Current lithium-ion battery packs typically provide two to four hours of active operation, with charging times that can match or exceed operational time. Research into more efficient actuators, energy-harvesting techniques, and advanced battery chemistries aims to extend operational windows. Some commercial deployments address this limitation through battery-swap systems or scheduled charging rotations.
Safety by Design
Safety in humanoid robotics is paramount because these robots operate in close proximity to humans. Design approaches include compliant actuators that absorb impact forces, real-time collision prediction systems, force-limited joints that automatically reduce power when unexpected contact occurs, and emergency stop mechanisms accessible to nearby humans. International safety standards like ISO 13482 for personal care robots provide frameworks for evaluating safety, but the field is still developing standards specific to general-purpose humanoid systems. Buyers should inquire about safety testing, certifications, and the robot's behavior in failure modes.
What's Next for Humanoid Robots
The humanoid robotics field is advancing rapidly on multiple fronts. Improvements in foundation models are enabling more generalizable intelligence. New actuator designs are making robots lighter and more efficient. Manufacturing scale is driving down costs. Over the next several years, expect humanoid robots to transition from controlled industrial environments to more varied commercial and eventually residential settings. The convergence of better AI, cheaper hardware, and proven deployment experience will accelerate adoption across industries.
The Digit by Agility incorporates many of these technology pillars. For a detailed look at the specific sensors and components used in the Digit, see the sensor analysis and connectivity sections above, or browse the complete components glossary for explanations of every technology used across the robotics industry.
Digit in the Humanoid Market
How this robot compares in the humanoid landscape
Agility has not publicly disclosed pricing for the Digit, which is typical for enterprise-focused robotics platforms that offer customized solutions and direct-sales relationships.
The Digit's 4 sensor types provide solid perceptual coverage for its intended use cases. This mid-range sensor suite balances cost with capability, covering the essential modalities needed for humanoid applications.
Being currently available for purchase gives the Digit a practical advantage over competitors still in development or prototype stages. Buyers can evaluate the actual product rather than relying on spec-sheet promises that may change before release.
Head-to-Head Comparisons
Side-by-side specs, capability overlap analysis, and key differentiators.
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Owning the Digit: Setup, Maintenance & Tips
Practical guide from day one through years of ownership
Initial Setup
Setting up a humanoid robot is substantially more involved than plug-and-play consumer devices. Expect a professional installation or guided setup process that includes physical unpacking and assembly (if shipped disassembled), initial calibration of joints and sensors, environment mapping and safety zone definition, network and cloud service configuration, and application-specific programming or task teaching. Plan for several hours to a full day of setup time, and budget for potential integration consulting if the robot needs to connect with existing systems. The manufacturer or a certified integrator should provide training on safe operation, emergency procedures, and basic troubleshooting.
Ongoing Maintenance
Humanoid robots require regular maintenance to ensure safe and reliable operation. Monthly maintenance typically includes visual inspection of joints and actuators for wear, sensor cleaning (especially cameras and LiDAR), firmware and software updates, battery health checks, and calibration verification. Quarterly maintenance may include more thorough mechanical inspection, lubrication of moving parts, and performance benchmarking to detect gradual degradation. Keep a maintenance log and follow the manufacturer's recommended schedule precisely — humanoid robots are complex systems where small issues can cascade if not addressed promptly.
Software Updates & Long-Term Support
Humanoid robot software is evolving rapidly, and regular updates can significantly improve performance, add new capabilities, and patch security vulnerabilities. Most manufacturers provide over-the-air updates, but enterprise deployments may require staging and testing updates before rolling them out. Evaluate the manufacturer's update track record — frequent, well-documented updates indicate active development and long-term commitment. Be aware that major software updates may require recalibration or retraining of custom behaviors.
Maximizing Longevity
To maximize the useful life of a humanoid robot, avoid operating beyond specified payload limits, maintain a controlled environment (temperature, humidity), keep sensors clean and unobstructed, and address any unusual sounds or behaviors promptly. Battery longevity is improved by avoiding deep discharges and extreme temperatures during charging. Investing in a service contract with the manufacturer or a certified partner provides access to replacement parts and expertise that can extend the robot's productive life significantly beyond the standard warranty period.
For Agility-specific support resources and documentation, visit the Agility page on ui44 or check the manufacturer's official website at Agility's product page.
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