SALEM, Ore. — Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, the fifth generation of its industrial humanoid, with a 40% payload increase to 50 lb (22.7 kg), reach extended to 7.2 feet, and a 90-minute battery that recharges in 9 minutes. That 10:1 run-to-charge ratio is the headline engineering claim: Agility says it yields more than 20 hours of work per 24-hour day.
The order book and the income statement
Agility says it holds more than $300 million in multi-year customer orders as of May 2026, including one commitment for 1,000 robots over three years. Against that, the company reported $1.78 million in net sales for 2025 and an operating loss of $140.2 million. The gap between a signed order book and recognised revenue is the central number in humanoid robotics right now, and Digit 5 is the machine meant to close it. Early access begins in the first half of 2027, with general availability by the end of 2027 across North America, the EU and the UK.
The hardware changes are aimed squarely at that transition. Digit 4’s backwards “ostrich” legs are gone, replaced with human-like knees and proprietary cycloidal actuators built for heavy lifting. The robot weighs 284 lb and stands 5 feet 11 inches. End-effectors are now swappable on ISO-standard flanges.
The more consequential change is safety. Agility says Digit 5 is the first humanoid to pass an independent OSHA field evaluation, and the company contributed to ANSI/A3 TR R15.108 and ISO 25785-1, the first international safety standard for humanoids. A separate safety controller and 360-degree human detection let the robot steer around people, stop, or sit down, with visual and audio cues signalling intent. In practice that means working without a cage — which is what actually determines whether a humanoid can be dropped into an existing facility or requires rebuilding one around it.
“Digit 5 is removing a major barrier to scaling humanoid robots in industrial environments.”
Peggy Johnson, CEO, Agility Robotics
Manufacturing runs through RoboFab in Salem, Oregon, which Agility has said can build up to 10,000 robots a year. That capacity figure, the order book and the 20-hour uptime claim are all company-stated and not independently verified. The OSHA evaluation and the standards work are the parts with outside parties attached.
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