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Key takeaways
- The most recent developments in humanoid robotics focus on safety‑enhanced, commercially ready machines and rapid advances in robot intelligence.
- In mid‑September 2026, Agility Robotics unveiled Digit 5, a next‑generation humanoid built for “cooperatively safe” work that can lift up to 50 lb, run for more than 20 hours on a fast‑charging battery, and automatically stop, squat or shut down when a person gets too close; the company has already secured over $300 million in multi‑year orders and plans early customer access in the first half of 2027 with full availability by year‑end, while its new RoboFab factory is being geared to produce up to 10,000 units annually.
- At the same time, Chinese firm Spirit AI announced that humanoid‑robot “brains” are expected to achieve a breakthrough comparable to GPT‑3 by mid‑2027, though widespread home deployment could take another eight years because of data‑training bottlenecks.
- Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs’ latest Physical AI report raised its forecast for global humanoid‑robot shipments to about 6.5 million units by 2035, valuing the market at roughly $138 billion and underscoring a surge in investor interest across hardware, semiconductor and software suppliers.
- Unitree Technology also signaled an accelerated development phase for its electric‑drive humanoids, aiming to move from stability and performance gains in 2024–2025 toward commercial applications and mass‑market products by the end of 2025.
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Built on Over 65,000 Hours of Operation and Commercial Deployments, the Next-Generation Upgrades Let a Single Robot Take On Full Facility Workflows at Scale and Work in Close Proximity to People
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, today unveiled Digit® 5, the next generation of its general-purpose humanoid robot. Digit 5 is Agility's first humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe work at scale, allowing it to work in close proximity to people without the physical safety barriers required by traditional automation. "Digit 5 is removing a major barrier to scaling humanoid robots in industrial environments," said Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility Robotics. "We built it to the exact requirements our customers gave us after three years of Digit 4 working on their production floors. The market has responded with more than $300 million in multi-year orders and a growing pipeline of customers across manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. That's value that compounds as Digit's capabilities expand, backed by real demand."
A New Architecture for Cooperatively Safe Operation Digit 5 builds on more than 65,000 hours of Digit 4 field operation and introduces a new safety architecture with human detection, motion cues and an independent safety controller, developed on NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos for Robotics. Hardware upgrades include 40% higher payload, enabling repeated lifts up to 50 lb, a 90‑minute battery that fast‑charges in 9 minutes for a 10:1 run‑to‑charge ratio, and swappable end-effectors with ISO-standard mounts. As of May 2026, Agility had more than $300 million in multi‑year customer orders for Digit 5, subject to contractual milestones. RoboFab in Oregon is designed to produce up to 10,000 Digit robots per year, with early access to Digit 5 expected in the first half of 2027 and broader availability by the end of 2027 in North America, the EU and
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