In the not-so-distant future, human-like robots will be as ubiquitous as the automobile or smartphone – if Agility Robotics’ vision of the future comes to life. He estimates it could be several years before the robots could move and work seamlessly alongside humans. Less than two weeks ago, Amazon announced it will begin testing Digit in a Seattle warehouse (Amazon is an investor in Digit’s parent company Agility Robotics.) These things are physical hardware, it takes time to build them out and to scale them.” Hurst wouldn’t reveal how many Digits Amazon is currently testing. “I think that it’s important to recognize that Digit is not just a piece of hardware… we’re a software company.

Source: CNN October 26, 2023 04:45 UTC