# Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5 humanoid robot, focused on warehouse work alongside people

- Source: IEEE Spectrum Robotics
- Published: 2026-10-19T13:00:03.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/o0hqib4lnkcpqoqjth3uwr6am
- Original: https://spectrum.ieee.org/agility-robotics-digit-5-redesign

## Summary

Agility Robotics co-founder Jonathan Hurst announced the launch of the Digit 5 humanoid robot, positioned as a robot that can safely and economically take on real work at scale. The unit weighs over 120 kg, can repeatedly lift 23 kg bins and reach shelves 1.75 meters high, and is designed to work 20 hours a day.