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Warehouse Workers Face New Competition: A Humanlike Robot
- Now costs $10 to $12 an hour to operate: Agility Robotics
- Robot designed to operate in spaces created for people
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Warehouse workers could soon face new competition from robots: GXO Logistics Inc. is testing a humanoid model at its facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia.
The robot, nicknamed Digit and made by Agility Robotics, a Corvallis, Oregon-based startup, is a little slow grabbing the Spanx apparel and putting it on a conveyor belt, but promises to get better with time.