Agility unveils Digit 5, a humanoid robot to safely work alongside humans without physical barriers by utilizing AI collision-avoidance software and new sensors (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg) — SkimNews
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- Agility Robotics on Tuesday unveiled Digit 5, a humanoid robot engineered to work alongside humans without physical safety barriers by relying on AI collision-avoidance software.
- Digit 5 pairs the AI collision-avoidance system with new sensors specifically to enable safe operation in close proximity to human workers, per the company's announcement.
Why it matters: Digit 5's no-barrier design targets the workspace-segregation rule that has kept industrial robots fenced off from human workers. For any facility weighing where robots and people share floor space, removing the safety cage changes the deployment-cost and floor-layout calculus for human-robot collaboration.
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