Digit 4: the transfer between machines
GXO describes a concrete job for the earlier commercial Digit: taking totes from mobile robots and placing them onto conveyors. Its multi-year Robots-as-a-Service agreement provides a useful starting point for evaluating a similar transfer. Specify the containers, pickup point, conveyor height and required pace, then assess how the proposed robot fits that handoff.42
Agility's deployment guide describes Digit 4 working in a sectioned-off workcell during pilots and full service deployments. Engineers configure site Wi-Fi, mapping, Arc and a defined workflow, and train site staff. Repairs, software updates and cloud monitoring continue to be part of the operation after installation.5
Digit 5: a different body and tool choice
Agility gives preliminary Digit 5 figures of 1.81 m in height, 129 kg in mass, a 22.7 kg maximum repeated-lifting capacity and a maximum reach height of 2.2 m. These describe the announced new generation. The Digit 4 warehouse work and the Digit 5 specification sheet belong to different robots.234
Digit 5 is designed for swappable grippers using ISO-standard mounting flanges. Ask which tool comes with the proposal and whether it can reliably pick up the actual container or part. Tool choice should follow the object and the placement it needs.2
Shorter work cycles with charging breaks
Agility says the planned Nyobolt battery system targets 90 minutes of work followed by a nine-minute charge. Draw out that cycle for the task being considered: where would the robot charge, what electrical equipment is required, and what happens to incoming work during the pause? These are development targets for Digit 5, so the proposal needs to identify the delivered battery and charging arrangement.63
People nearby, and data leaving the site
Digit 5's announced design includes human detection, visual and auditory cues, and an independent safety controller. Agility says some safety features remain in development and that safety features do not eliminate all operational risk. Ask for the operating boundaries and site assessment for the delivered system before planning how people will move around it.23
Arc connects fleet activity with warehouse and manufacturing systems. Agility says sensory data is processed locally, while essential health and diagnostic information is sent to Arc. It describes encrypted transmission, separated customer data and encrypted storage on the robot. The installation agreement should make retention, access and training use clear for the people responsible for the site.2
When could Digit 5 arrive?
Agility expects early access in the first half of 2027 and general availability by the end of 2027. Its announcement describes a US and Canada context, with expansion to the EU and UK planned subject to regulatory marks. These dates are rollout plans for Digit 5.62
Can a family order Digit for chores?
The documented customer route is an industrial deployment or business agreement. Request the exact generation, tools, installation work and ongoing service terms in the proposal. GXO's service agreement describes that customer's arrangement; it does not supply a universal purchase price or establish a household ordering option.45
Define a useful transfer before a pilot
What would make a tote transfer worth automating at this site? Write down the objects, pickup and drop-off points, required pace and the recovery needed if a transfer fails. Then compare the proposed workflow with the existing one, including staff training, charging breaks and service. Keep evidence from Digit 4 deployments alongside, but separate from, Digit 5 development targets.45623
Digit 5 preliminary body and handling specifications
Digit · Digit 5, preliminary and subject to change · Agility manufacturer announcement
These are preliminary Digit 5 specifications. Digit 4 deployment history does not supply measurements for the new design.32
- Height
- 1.81 mPreliminary Digit 5 specification.23
- Robot mass
- 129 kgPreliminary Digit 5 mass.23
- Maximum repeated-lifting capacity
- 22.7 kgPreliminary maximum repeated lift; announced as 50 lb.23
- Maximum reach height
- 2.2 mPreliminary vertical reach figure.23
Digit 5 battery development targets
Digit · Digit 5, preliminary and subject to change · Agility Nyobolt announcement
The announced Nyobolt system has a work-and-charge cycle. The figures are maker targets for Digit 5 in development.36
- Work between charges
- 90 minutesMaker target for the announced battery system.63
- Recharge time
- 9 minutesMaker target; site and charger requirements need confirmation.63
Sources and notes
- 1. Agility business and product announcement
Agility identifies Digit as its humanoid for manufacturing, distribution and logistics.
Evidence checked: 2026-10-25
- 2. September 2026 Digit 5 announcement
Agility distinguishes the deployed Digit 4 from Digit 5. The new dimensions, tools, safety design and data-handling description are Digit 5 statements, with general availability and wider regional access still planned.
Evidence checked: 2026-10-25
- 3. Digit 5 product and development notes
Agility labels the specifications preliminary and subject to change. It also says certain safety features remain in development and do not remove all operational risk.
Evidence checked: 2026-10-25
- 4. GXO Digit service agreement
GXO describes the earlier commercial robot moving totes between mobile robots and conveyors under a multi-year service agreement. The agreement applies to that customer, with no universal retail price or home offer established.
Evidence checked: 2026-10-25
- 5. Agility deployment process
This guide concerns the fourth-generation robot and its sectioned-off workcell. A supplier needs to identify the delivered Digit 4 configuration before its dimensions or load limits can be compared with Digit 5.
Evidence checked: 2026-10-25
- 6. Digit 5 and Nyobolt battery announcement
The 90-minute work and nine-minute charging figures are targets for the announced battery system. Early access is expected in the first half of 2027.
Evidence checked: 2026-10-25
