Humanoid robots are coming to a warehouse near you

Meet Digit: A slim 5'9' and 140 pounds robot that can lift and move plastic bins in a warehouse or distribution center.

The first iteration of Digit, introduced in 2020 with Ford Motor Co. as its launch partner, was designed to ride in the back of a Ford autonomous vehicle and deliver packages to homes."Our entire career has been around getting robots to move the way people and animals do," Shelton says.The new-and-improved Digit, designed for logistics work, has anthropomorphic features meant to guide the humans in its midst.

The robot's LED eyes indicate the direction in which it's going to turn, and "it can use expression and gesture in order to indicate its intent and what it's about to do," Hurst said. The latest version of Digit doesn't have fingers, but its LED eyes tell you where it's going. Photo courtesy of Agility Robotics

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