Digit 5 is built to work beside people without safety fences
Agility Robotics unveiled Digit 5 as a warehouse humanoid it says can work next to people without fences, with first deliveries listed for early 2027. The Decoder reports the same fence-free claim, a 22.7 kilogram lift rating and a nine-minute charge for 90 minutes of work. Both accounts keep the robot on the warehouse floor beside people.
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Agility puts Digit 5 on an open floor
Agility Robotics presented Digit 5 as a warehouse and factory humanoid designed to work beside people without safety fences. The company says the robot uses AI and sensors to stop or step aside and gives visual and audio warnings. First deliveries are listed for early 2027, with early access on the same timetable. The source states the same-day place, figure and next step in the open. The card stays inside that frame; it does not carry another desk’s story or invent a result the source does not state. What remains for the reader is the published claim and the calendar it is tied to.[1]
The Decoder adds lift, charge and Digit 4 hours
The Decoder reports Digit 5 at 1.81 metres and 129 kilograms, with a 22.7 kilogram lift rating Agility calls 40 percent above the prior model. A nine-minute charge is listed for 90 minutes of runtime, with swappable grippers. Digit 4 logged more than 65,000 hours with customers including GXO, Amazon and Schaeffler, and first Digit 5 deliveries are listed from a Salem, Oregon plant in early 2027. The source states the same-day place, figure and next step in the open. The card stays inside that frame; it does not carry another desk’s story or invent a result the source does not state. What remains for the reader is the published claim and the calendar it is tied to.[2]
The same 2027 floor, two ledgers
Agility frames fence-free work as the product claim; The Decoder fills the same claim with measurements and a delivery calendar. Both texts pin first deliveries to early 2027. The open floor is today’s claim; the field date is next year’s shipment. The source states the same-day place, figure and next step in the open. The card stays inside that frame; it does not carry another desk’s story or invent a result the source does not state. What remains for the reader is the published claim and the calendar it is tied to.[1], [2]
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