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Digit Alpha

Digit Alpha is a humanoid robot developed by Agility Robotics and represents the first humanoid robot in commercial production deployment. It performs repetitive industrial tasks such as tote loading and unloading in warehouse and manufacturing environments through a Robot-as-a-Service model.

Overview and Use Cases

Digit Alpha is a humanoid robot developed by Agility Robotics, a company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Salem, Oregon. The robot has been deployed in commercial settings at multiple organizations including GXO Logistics (Flowery Branch, Georgia), Amazon, Schaeffler Group, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, and Mercado Libre. Digit Alpha operates under a Robot-as-a-Service billing model.

The robot is designed to perform repetitive industrial tasks, with primary deployment in tote loading and unloading operations within warehouse and manufacturing environments.

Key Capabilities

  • Humanoid bipedal locomotion capable of autonomous navigation within work environments
  • Manipulation and grasping capabilities for handling industrial goods
  • Locomotion and manipulation abilities validated through sim-to-real transfer by independent academic research groups
  • Integration with existing warehouse and manufacturing workflows

Specifications

  • Height: 175 centimeters
  • Weight: 60 kilograms
  • Maximum speed: 1.8 meters per second
  • Lift capacity: 16 kilograms per cycle

Applications

Digit Alpha operates within safety-enclosed work cells and cages per federal regulatory requirements. A safety-certified cooperative version capable of operating outside enclosed safety zones is planned for deployment in late 2026.

Current real-world task autonomy is constrained by existing safety enclosure requirements and regulatory frameworks.

Manufacturer

Agility Robotics manufactures Digit Alpha at RoboFab in Salem, Oregon, with a stated peak manufacturing capacity of 10,000 robots per year. Expansion of manufacturing capacity is planned in connection with a funding round scheduled for 2026.

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