Ahead of an expected public-market debut later this year, Agility Robotics says it’s cracked the code and devised humanoids that can work safely alongside real humans Agility Robotics said its Digit 5 robot will be able to work cooperatively with people, a breakthrough it says will help it commercially scale. .S. investors could soon get the chance to pile into a pure-play robotics company that said it just achieved a big breakthrough in the world of humanoids — as it seeks to improve its financial profile. Agility Robotics on Tuesday revealed its Digit 5 humanoid: a five-foot-eleven, 284 pound robot that can reach up to 7.2 feet and move products with “gripper” hands. The Salem, Ore.-based company said its robot is an improvement on the prior design that has been put to work for Amazon.com and other customers, capable of lifting more weight and with a better battery.
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