10 Oct 2022

General Purpose Robots Should Not Be Weaponized
New generations of robots are more accessible, easier to operate, more autonomous, affordable, and adaptable than previous generations, and capable of navigating into locations previously inaccessible to automated or remotely-controlled technologies. Advanced mobile robots will provide great benefit to society as co-workers in industry and companions in our homes.
30 Sep 2022

Guinness World Record for Fastest 100 Metres by a Bipedal Robot
Cassie the robot has established a Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters by a bipedal robot. Cassie clocked the historic time of 24.73 seconds starting from a standing position and returning to that position after the sprint, with no falls.
23 Aug 2021

Package Delivery Robots' Environmental Impacts
Whether a robot or a person delivers your package, the carbon footprint would essentially be the same, according to a study that could help inform the future of automated delivery as the pandemic fuels a dramatic rise in online shopping.
2 Aug 2021

Bipedal Robot Learns to Run and Completes 5 Kilometres
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.
17 Jan 2020

Ford is First Customer of Agility Robotics Biped Digit Robot
Agility Robotics is launching Digit, a robot with arms and legs to work with humans and in human spaces, for commercial sale; and, Ford Motor Company is the first customer, receiving the first two robots off the line.
23 May 2019

Self driving cars and smart robots to make home deliveries
Ford is teaming up with Agility Robotics to explore a brand-new frontier in the world of autonomy — and a new way of thinking about how we make deliveries.
6 Mar 2019

Platform supports diverse applications, including last mile logistics
A new bipedal robot named Digit is strong enough to pick up and stack boxes weighing up to 18 kg, as well as durable enough to catch itself during a fall using its arms to decelerate.
13 Feb 2017

Agility Robotics aims to revolutionize robot mobility
Legged locomotion may revolutionize robot mobility and enable robots to go anywhere people can go.