Amazon begins testing Digit to move empty totes at its robotics research site near Seattle

Agility Robotics/Digit

Amazon began piloting Agility's two-legged Digit robot in its warehouse operations, starting with moving empty totes. It was the first major real-world test for a humanoid at one of the largest warehouse operators, which already ran ~750,000 wheeled mobile robots.

• Amazon's pilot: first major humanoid test at scale by a leading warehouse operator.
• Amazon already operates ~750,000 wheeled mobile robots; Digit represents new category validation.
• Humanoid form fits existing warehouse layouts—standard shelving and stairs challenge wheeled robots.
• Agility building RoboFab factory in Salem, Oregon, with capacity for 10,000+ robots annually.