REASSESSED 2026.09.18

Agility Robotics

Digit 5

Name: Digit 5
Brand: Agility Robotics

A redesigned leg and cycloidal-actuator drive raises repeatable lift capacity 40% to 50 lb, with a safety system that sits the robot down rather than fencing it off. None of it has shipped yet.

ReplacesDigitThe previous generation of this line.

PriceNo list priceRetail price not tracked

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level III.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
To reach Level IVIndependent testing shows it avoids ordinary obstacles before contact, copes without the space being cleared, and frees itself when stuck.
IIIConditional AutonomyThis robot

Digit 5 finishes whole jobs in a space it already knows, and still needs a person at the edges.

Navigation and control

Multiple sensor technologies drive 360-degree person detection and an avoid/stop/seat safety response; Agility has not independently detailed a general facility-mapping or obstacle-routing method for Digit 5.
Why this level
- Digit 5 continues the predecessor's documented Level III task set.
- Pre-trained picking, sorting and transport within mapped, supervised facilities.
- Its own safety documentation describes avoiding, stopping or sitting near people, not general obstacle routing during a task, and Agility states some safety functions remain in development.
- That keeps the assignment at Level III pending a documented obstacle-avoidance or self-recovery behavior.
4 sources reviewed
IIAssisted AutonomyRuns preset routines; stalls at anything new.
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Pre-Release4 sources reviewed

Classified from pre-release material; figures will firm up once units ship and are independently tested.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

Agility Robotics's own Digit 5 product page, which discloses specs are subject to change

Digit 5 solutions pageAgility Robotics

Press & video reviews1 sourceReviewed

The Robot Report's unveiling coverage of Digit 5's redesigned legs, batteries and safety upgrades, with quotes from co-founder Jonathan Hurst

Agility's Digit 5 humanoid has new legs, batteries, safety upgradesThe Robot Report

Press & video reviews2 sourcesReviewed

IEEE Spectrum and Gizmodo coverage of the cage-free safety architecture and its reception at the unveiling

Also monitored, nothing listed yet

Longitudinal signalOngoing

The predecessor Digit generation's three-year, 65,000-hour production deployment at Amazon and GXO Logistics, cited by Agility as track record ahead of Digit 5 shipping

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Pre-release.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Pre-releaseThis robot

Digit 5 has not shipped to consumers, and a readiness rating is a claim about buying today.

Until consumer shipping starts, the Pre-Release Assessment carries the evaluation; the readiness clock starts at general availability.

On the record

4 sources reviewed
Pre-Release Assessment: 71/100 · Promising

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Release Assessment

How this projection was reached

71of 100

PromisingAt or above 62% of the 86 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

Familiar bipedal platform carrying a redesigned leg, actuator and safety system that has not shipped. Agility's three years of predecessor deployment at Amazon and GXO Logistics ground the track record. Early access begins in 2027: Pending shipping evidence for the new hardware itself.

Still open

Whether the redesigned cycloidal-actuator legs hold up under sustained multi-shift warehouse duty cycles
How the $300 million order book performs against its own delivery milestones
Whether the safety controller and human-tracking system pass third-party certification beyond Agility's own claims
Field reliability of the new battery and 9-minute recharge cycle at production volume
Enterprise pricing once volume production begins at the Oregon RoboFab
Whether task capability extends beyond warehouse picking, sorting and material transport

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped71What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Record35% of the assessment80

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

What it rests on

Agility's predecessor Digit generation logged three years on Amazon and GXO Logistics production floors, per The Robot Report, and the company cites 65,000 cumulative operational hours across the line.

Engineering35% of the assessment70

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

What it rests on

A familiar bipedal form factor now carries a from-scratch leg redesign, proprietary cycloidal actuators and a new AI-driven safety controller, none of which Agility has shipped before.

Demo Match30% of the assessment62

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

What it rests on

Reporters at the September 2026 unveiling (Gizmodo, IEEE Spectrum) observed the avoid/stop/seat safety response firsthand; the 50 lb repeatable payload, 20+ hour daily duty cycle and reliability claims remain manufacturer-stated and unverified in production.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number58

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number38

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the Digit 5 fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Digit 5 is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Manufacturer-published figures, measured against every humanoid robot we track.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

Weight: 284 lbs
Payload: 50 lb
Reach: 86.4 in

Where it lands · ranked across 60 humanoid robotsThis robotMedianTypical range

Runtime90min

60 min720 min

Bottom of range

Charge time9min

9 min480 min

Bottom of range

Weight284lbs

26.46 lbs212.3+ lbs

Top of range

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesProduct page

Common questions

What people actually ask.

6 answered

OperationIs Digit 5 available for consumers or small businesses to buy?

No. Agility Robotics sells and leases Digit 5 only through enterprise deployment partnerships with named customers including GXO, Amazon, Schaeffler and Toyota; no retail or direct-to-consumer order path exists.

OperationWhen can a company actually receive a Digit 5 unit?

Agility has set early access for the first half of 2027 and general availability by the end of 2027. No unit had shipped to a customer as of the September 2026 unveiling.

OperationHow does Digit 5's cage-free safety system work around human coworkers?

An AI-based tracking system detects people and triggers avoidance, a stop, or a seated, power-cut position, checked by an independent safety controller rather than a physical enclosure.

OperationDoes the $300 million in Digit 5 orders mean the robots are already deployed?

No. The order, reported at over $300 million from one customer across three years, is contingent on delivery milestones and predates any Digit 5 shipment.

OperationIs Digit 5's 50-pound payload figure independently verified?

Not yet. It is a manufacturer specification; the redesigned legs and cycloidal actuators behind it have no independent field record outside company demonstrations and press briefings.

OperationWhat happened to the earlier Digit generation once Digit 5 was announced?

Agility’s prior generation continues operating at Amazon and GXO Logistics sites. Digit 5 is a hardware redesign of the same platform, not an immediate replacement of units already deployed.

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Digit 5

Will the Digit 5 fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

What people actually ask.

Other humanoid robots we have classified.

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Reference the Digit 5 classification.

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