Out from behind the cage

Agility's earlier Digit robots worked fenced off from people in warehouses, which is odd for machines built to move through human spaces. Digit 5 is the attempt to drop the barrier.

It stops when you approach

Digit 5 senses people nearby and slows or halts as they close in. Keep walking toward it and the robot lowers itself to the ground and cuts power to its motors.

Built from customer complaints

Cofounder Jonathan Hurst says the redesign came out of deploying with Amazon, Toyota and GXO, and fixing blockers Agility only discovered once real customers used the thing.

“solves a couple of the major, absolute blockers that we didn't really know about until we actually engaged”

The money is ugly

Agility claims over $300 million in multiyear orders and nine customer sites, but a securities filing shows $1.8 million in 2025 net sales against a $140 million operating loss.

Roughly $400,000 per robot

Agility's illustrative model: about $200,000 for the unit, $20,000 to deploy, $36,000 a year for software and upkeep. Unitree advertises its G1 from $13,500.

Lift heavy, not run fast

The backward-bending knees are gone for human-like legs that squat and lift 50 pounds, up 40%. It docks to charge in nine minutes and ships in North America in early 2027.

“We don't need to run a marathon with this robot. We need to lift heavy things.”