The news: US startup Agility Robotics has just made its two-legged robot Digit available to buy for the first time. The first customer is car giant Ford, which has been testing the robot for vehicle-to-door delivery since May 2019. Digit's digits: It's similar in size to a small adult, able to carry items weighing up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms), and can navigate semi-autonomously, using cameras and lidar sensors. The robot is able to pick boxes up and put them down without guidance, but tasks like avoiding obstacles still require help from humans via a teleoperation system. You can see a video of Digit in action here.

The news: US startup Agility Robotics has just made its two-legged robot Digit available to buy for the first time. The first customer is car giant Ford, which has been testing the robot for vehicle-to-door delivery since May 2019. Digit's digits: It's similar in size to a small adult, able to carry items weighing up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms), and can navigate semi-autonomously, using cameras and lidar sensors. The robot is able to pick boxes up and put them down without guidance, but tasks like avoiding obstacles still require help from humans via a teleoperation system. You can see a video of Digit in action here.

This week, Agility Robotics announced the official release of its two-legged delivery robot called Digit, which it believes could change the'last mile' logistics problems that have long vexed delivery companies. Digit has two robotic legs and two robotic arms and can pick up and hold packages weighing up to 40 pounds. Digit comes equipped with a LIDAR system that will allow it to avoid environmental obstacles and complete basic spatial tasks, such as handing a package its carry to another person (or another Anvil robot). The robot can currently pick up and carry packages autonomously but needs human input to guide it through new or unfamiliar spaces. Last year, Ford announced that it would purchase two units and said it would investigate using Digit to bring packages to customers front steps from self-driving delivery vehicles.