Agility Robotics and Amazon have extended and expanded their commercial deployment agreement, with the Digit humanoid robot fleet now operating across 12 Amazon fulfillment centers in the United States. The active fleet has reached approximately 1,200 units, making the Amazon-Agility deployment the largest commercial humanoid robot operation by unit count currently in service.
Digit's role in Amazon fulfillment centers is focused on tote handling — moving yellow plastic storage totes between conveyor systems, racks, and robotic sort stations. The task is physically repetitive, requires navigating dynamic warehouse floors shared with human workers, and involves lifting totes weighing up to 15 kilograms — a combination of requirements well-suited to a bipedal robot with compliant grasping capability.
The expansion from the initial pilot deployment reflects Amazon's positive operational results. The company has not published detailed productivity metrics, but Agility's public statements reference "at or above target" performance on task completion rate, uptime, and worker safety incident rates around the robots. The ability of Digit to operate alongside human workers without dedicated safety cages — unlike most industrial automation — has been a practical operational advantage in mixed fulfillment environments.
Agility has implemented several hardware and software updates to the Digit fleet over the deployment period, delivered via over-the-air software updates and periodic in-field hardware servicing. Key improvements include faster tote pickup cycle times, improved obstacle detection for dynamic environments, and better recovery behavior when a tote is misaligned or the pickup sequence fails.
The contract extension terms have not been disclosed, but industry observers note that a 12-center, 1,200-unit fleet represents a significant commercial commitment and suggests Amazon is treating Digit as a durable component of its fulfillment infrastructure rather than a perpetual pilot. Agility is simultaneously developing a second commercial application outside of fulfillment, targeting logistics loading and unloading tasks.