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Digit warehouse robot collapses after 20+ hours of continuous live demo

S1 · not documented · Agility Robotics · Atlanta, GA, USA

Record

CompanyAgility Robotics
IndustryHumanoid robots
Type(s)malfunction
Datenot documented (date not documented)
Time of daynot documented
LocationAtlanta, GA, USA · Georgia World Congress Center
Severity (near-miss / disclosed vulnerability)
Scale1 unit
Confidencemedium
Verified flagCited source on file; not independently re-verified

Summary

During a livestreamed multi-day demo at Modex 2023, Agility Robotics' Digit humanoid robot suddenly stopped and fell to the ground while picking up a tote after more than 20 hours of continuous operation; no injuries reported and the company reported a 99% task success rate overall.

Primary source

Tech Times

Publisher: Tech Times · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

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