Agility Robotics has debuted its first humanoid robot engineered to work safely near humans without risking harm to flesh-and-blood coworkers. Such safety features could unlock many more opportunities to use such robots inside warehouses and automotive factories—all without requiring isolated robot work cells and physical separation barriers. When Agility’s new Digit 5 robot detects a person at a distance, it can autonomously take precautions, like moving to avoid the person or standing still so the person can pass by without getting closer. If a person is getting into close proximity with Digit 5, the robot can even choose to squat and assume a seated position. “The robot was designed with a safe motion system that can take a variety…
Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers
Artificial intelligenceAgility RoboticsHumanoid RobotsNvidiaRobotics
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