After a profitable proof-of-concept pilot in 2023, Agility just lately introduced that it has entered right into a multi-year settlement with GXO Logistics, Inc. to start out utilizing Digit robots in GXO’s warehouses.
“There can be many firsts within the humanoid robotic market within the years to come back, however I’m extraordinarily happy with the truth that Agility is the primary with precise humanoid robots deployed at a buyer website, producing income, and fixing real-world enterprise issues,” stated Peggy Johnson, Agility Robotics’ CEO. “Agility has all the time been centered on the one metric that issues – delivering worth to our prospects by placing Digit to work – and this milestone deployment raises the bar for the whole business.”
Digit in Motion — GXO | Agility Robotics
A Cellular Manipulation Robotic (MMR) with a carrying capability of 35 lb (15.9 kg), Digit might be finest identified for its distinctive ‘backward’ legs. Beneath the RaaS settlement, GXO will deploy Digit fleets and Agility Arc, the cloud-based automation platform that gives full robotic management and simplifies processes comparable to facility mapping, workflow definition, operational administration and troubleshooting.
Digit and Agility Arc will combine with present automation within the Spanx manufacturing unit. Following on from final 12 months’s pilot, Digit will help with repetitive duties like taking totes from different bots and putting them on conveyors.
“We’re constructing on the success of final 12 months’s groundbreaking pilot with Agility by deploying totally operational Digit humanoids right into a stay warehouse setting,” stated Adrian Stoch, Chief Automation Officer at GXO. “Our R&D strategy is to companion with builders all around the world to assist them construct and validate sensible use circumstances that enhance the working setting for our staff whereas optimizing operations for our prospects. Agility shares this philosophy, and Digit is the right addition to work alongside our individuals in our achievement middle. We’re delighted to progress our partnership by way of this vital milestone.”
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The RaaS settlement additionally permits each corporations to discover extra use circumstances for Digit and scale the robotic’s utilization in accordance with demand all through the deployment interval.
Digit is already an award-winning robotic, taking out Robotic of the Yr within the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards earlier in 2024.
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