Meet Digit - The Future of Warehouse Automation
Agility Robotics recently released the latest version of their humanoid warehouse robot: Digit.
Digit is 5 foot 9, weighs 141 lbs, and can carry up to 35 pounds. It can pick and pack orders, unload trucks, and unpack pallets of shipments. Warehouse labor availability is always a challenge, and it usually represents 65 - 70 percent of operating costs. Automation is the future of warehouse operations. Period.
And yet not all automation is the same. Conveyor belts and robotic arms are a far cry from Digit and even the Amazon warehouse robots. The upfront cost, time to ROI, and impact on human…
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