The 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winners, and our editor’s picks, are the topic of this week’s podcast.

Agility Robotics’ Digit is shifting the goalposts for humanoid robots by taking them out of research labs and into the real world.

Agility is collaborating with Manhattan Associates and has laid off some staffers as it commercializes its humanoid robots.

This episode of the podcast is a recap of robotics solutions from MODEX 2024.

NVIDIA CEO Jenson Huang wowed the crowd in San Jose with the company’s latest processor, AI, and simulation product announcements.

Electric Sheep is revolutionizing the commercial landscaping industry with autonomous mobile robots, leveraging AI and vertical integration.

Former Magic Leap and Microsoft executive will lead Agility’s next phase of growth to deliver Digit humanoids at scale.

Hurst’s talk on May 1 will explore the technological breakthroughs propelling humanoids like Digit into the real world. Learn about the ongoing challenges, and go inside Digit’s first pilots with Amazon, GXO Logistics, and more.

Gates noted that he has been more interested in companies that are working to solve dexterity and mobility issues with robots.

The Robotics Summit & Expo, which will be in Boston on May 1-2, will feature speakers from leading robotics innovators across industries.

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead to what 2024 has in store for the robotics industry. 

2023 was full of highlights and lowlights. In this year in review episode, we discuss the top robotics stories with our special guests.

Digit is taking totes off of autonomous mobile robots and moving them onto a conveyor at a Spanx warehouse in Georgia.

With the news that Amazon is testing Digit, Interact Analysis explores what the future looks like for humanoids in logistics.

This week’s podcast highlights the agricultural robotics industry, including an interview with Four Growers CEO Brandon Contino, and a recap of the 2023 FIRA ag robotics event.

Agility Robotics’ factory will produce the human-Centric, multi-purpose robot Digit at scale in the US CORVALLIS, OR.

Melonee Wise, Agility Robotics as CTO, joins the podcast to share her thoughts about the role humanoids will play in automation.

A detailed look at the challenges and opportunities that exist for the evolving world of humanoids .

The Fetch Robotics co-founder will be working on software and technology systems for deploying fleets of Digit humanoids in warehouses all over the country.

Digit is being built to carry out bulk material handlings tasks in warehouses and distribution centers.

Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Boston Dynamics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree pledged not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling for others in the industry to do the same.

Cassie, a bipedal robot developed at Oregon State University, recently ran 100 meters in 24.73 seconds at OSU’s Whyte Track and Field Center.