Agility Digit Humanoid Robot

Most automation projects begin with a demolition plan: conveyors rerouted, racking moved, cells fenced off and walkways redrawn. The Agility Digit Humanoid Robot starts from the opposite premise. Rather than reshaping the building around a machine, it brings a machine shaped like the people who already work there, with two legs, two arms and a torso at human height, so that the aisles, workstations and tote racks laid out for human hands can stay exactly where they are. Digit is engineered to operate safely where people work, and its human form factor means industrial environments do not have to be redesigned to accommodate it.

Robots Europa, based in Dublin, sells and supplies Digit to organisations across the European Union and the DACH region. Our team prepares each quotation around the site in question, arranges delivery and customs clearance into the EU, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and remains your point of contact for support once the robot is at work on your floor.

Background

Agility and the road to paid work

Agility presents Digit as the first multi-purpose, human-centric robot made for work, and the first to land jobs with supply chain partners including Toyota, Amazon, Mercado Libre and GXO, which the manufacturer describes as the world's largest pure-play contract logistics provider. That distinction matters to a buyer: humanoid robots have long been laboratory showpieces, and the step that separates a demonstrator from a tool is sustained deployment under commercial conditions. Digit has accumulated 65,000 hours of real production experience, and each unit is assembled by the Agility team in Salem, OR.

A humanoid designed to join existing automation

Digit is not positioned as a replacement for the automation a warehouse already owns. It is designed specifically to work with existing automation platforms such as AMRs, AGVs and conveyance, filling the gaps between them where a person would otherwise lift, carry and place. Agility's integration with AMRs from MiR and Zebra Technologies was shown at the ProMat trade show in Chicago, Illinois. The connective layer is Arc, Agility's cloud platform, which links Digit to existing warehouse automation, including AMRs and management and execution systems, so that integration with compatible systems is straightforward. Within that framework, Digit operates fully autonomously in production environments, following pre-designated workflows.

Technical Specifications

Specifications are as published by the manufacturer and are confirmed against the datasheet at quotation.

The manufacturer has not published the battery capacity, the IP rating, the degrees of freedom, the maximum walking speed, the onboard compute, the connectivity standards, the hand and gripper specification or the contents of the box; these are confirmed at quotation.

What makes Digit different from fixed automation and wheeled robots?

Fixed automation earns its keep through throughput, but it asks the building to adapt: conveyors need floor space, robotic cells need guarding, and every change of layout becomes a capital project. Wheeled mobile robots are more flexible, yet they move goods between points rather than handling them at the point of work. Digit addresses the step in between. Because it shares the proportions of the people who designed the workstation, it can stand at a shelf, a conveyor end or a machine and handle totes at heights and angles chosen for human operators.

The second difference is how it behaves around people. Its multi-layered perception system, combining RGB cameras, Lidar and infrared depth sensors, detects unexpected obstacles and safely pauses or re-routes. Behind that sits a dedicated safety architecture: a Category 1 stop, a safety programmable logic controller whose safety functions meet Performance Level d (PLd), an E-stop on the robot itself, a wireless teach pendant with its own integrated E-stop, and Functional Safety over EtherCAT. For European operators assessing a deployment against their own risk analysis and CE marking obligations for the wider installation, that documented safety chain is a practical starting point for discussion with your safety engineers.

Finally, Digit manages its own energy. With a battery that runs up to four hours and autonomous docking onto its charging station, it can leave the workflow, recharge and return without an operator steering it to a socket.

How does Digit 5 compare with the current Digit?

The version Robots Europa supplies today is Digit, the current shipping model, known as Digit 4; all figures in the table above belong to it. Agility has also named Digit 5, which is in development. The manufacturer states that Digit 5 can reach heights of up to 7.2 feet (2.2 m), up from the 5.5 ft of Digit 4, and that it has a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio, up from the 2:1 of Digit 4. Those figures describe the coming version only and should not be read across to the robot on offer now. If your application depends on high shelving or very long uninterrupted operation, it is worth raising Digit 5 with us when you request a quotation, so that we can set out what is known about it alongside the current model.

Who is the Agility Digit Humanoid Robot for?

The clearest fit is the logistics operator: distribution centres, e-commerce fulfilment sites and contract logistics providers whose sites already run AMRs or conveyors and who still rely on people to move totes on and off them. Digit's list of partners, spanning automotive manufacturing, online retail and third-party logistics, reflects exactly that profile. Manufacturers with repetitive machine tending or line-side kitting tasks form a second segment, particularly where the workcell was laid out for a human operator and cannot easily be reorganised.

System integrators and automation managers who are building a broader mobile robotics programme will find Digit useful as the handling element between existing fleets, given its integrations with MiR and Zebra Technologies AMRs and its connection through Arc to management and execution systems. Innovation teams evaluating humanoids as a category can compare Digit with other machines in our Bipedal Humanoids and Humanoids ranges. Where an application calls for reach well above shoulder height or a much higher run-to-charge ratio, Digit 5 is the version better matched to that brief, and we can discuss its development status with you.

What is the Agility Digit Humanoid Robot used for?

1. Tote handling: moving totes between racking, conveyors and mobile robots in fulfilment and distribution operations.
2. Palletising and depalletising: building and breaking down pallet loads at stations designed for human workers.
3. Machine tending: loading and unloading production equipment in cells laid out for a human operator.
4. Kitting and sequencing: assembling parts and items into the order a downstream process requires.
5. AMR and conveyor handover: transferring goods between autonomous mobile robots, AGVs and conveyance within one automated flow.
6. Brownfield automation: adding handling capacity to an existing building without redesigning its layout.

Pricing and Availability

Every Digit deployment depends on the workflow, the site and the systems it will connect to, so Robots Europa prices it by quotation rather than from a list. Tell us which tasks you have in mind, how your facility is laid out and which AMRs, conveyors or management systems are already in place, and we will prepare a quotation that reflects your project. Delivery, customs and support are arranged with the quotation. To begin, the quotation request form is available on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How tall is Digit and how much can it lift?

Digit stands 175 cm, weighs 64 kg and lifts 16 kg per cycle. Its reach is 5.5 ft.

How long does the battery last and how does Digit recharge?

The battery lasts up to four hours, and Digit docks autonomously onto its charging station. Its run-to-charge ratio is 2:1.

Which safety functions does Digit include?

Digit has a Category 1 (CAT1) stop, a Safety PLC whose safety functions meet Performance Level d (PLd), an on-robot E-stop, a wireless teach pendant with integrated E-stop, and Functional Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE). Its perception system of RGB cameras, Lidar and infrared depth sensors detects unexpected obstacles and pauses or re-routes.

Can Digit work with our existing AMRs and warehouse systems?

Digit is designed to work with AMRs, AGVs and conveyance, and Agility has integrated it with AMRs from MiR and Zebra Technologies. The Arc cloud platform connects it to existing warehouse automation, including management and execution systems.

What operating environment does Digit need?

Digit operates on standard industrial indoor floors, with mats available for extra traction, at temperatures between 0°C and 35°C (32°F to 95°F).

Is the Digit sold today the same as Digit 5?

No. The current shipping version is Digit 4, while Digit 5 is in development and is described with a reach of up to 7.2 feet (2.2 m) and a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio.

Where can I buy the Agility Digit Humanoid Robot and what does it cost?

Robots Europa supplies Digit across the EU and the DACH region. Pricing depends on your project and is provided in a quotation, which you can request from this page.

Summary

The case for Digit rests on a simple reversal: instead of rebuilding the warehouse for the robot, it is a robot built for the warehouse as people already use it. A human-scale body, a layered perception system, a documented safety chain reaching PLd, autonomous charging and integration with AMRs, AGVs, conveyance and Arc together let it take on tote handling, palletising, machine tending and kitting in spaces that were never planned for automation. Robots Europa supplies, delivers and supports it from Dublin for customers across the EU and the DACH region. For any organisation considering a humanoid for real production work, this page is the starting point.