Agility's Digit 5 promises more than 20 hours of work in 24, but it can no longer run or jump

According to Agility Robotics, the fast-charging battery should let the Digit 5 work more than 20 hours in 24. The manufacturer presents it as one of the model's main changes.

The company announces 90 minutes of runtime for 9 minutes of charging, a work-to-charge ratio of 10 to 1. That ratio was 2 to 1 on the Digit 4.

According to Sai Shivareddy, co-founder and chief executive of Nyobolt, the Digit 5 needs more power from a smaller, lighter battery, in environments where reliability is essential.

The legal notices in the statement say that Agility depends on Nyobolt as the exclusive supplier of the Digit 5's battery technology, and that there is a risk Nyobolt could not deliver the quantities required or meet the deadlines.

First access to the Digit 5 fitted with this battery is planned for the first half of 2027. Availability is then due to widen over six to nine months for operators of factories, warehouses and distribution centres.

Update of 15 October: For Daniel Diez, Agility's chief commercial officer, the more than 20 hours of work in 24 promised by the Digit 5 amount to “more than two full shifts”. He sees this uptime as the main selling point with customers, The Robot Report reports. According to The Robot Report, Nyobolt reached a valuation of one billion dollars in May 2026 by raising 60 million dollars, with backing from Symbotic among others.

Update of 18 October: As the Chinese site IT之家 notes, the announcement gives neither the battery's capacity nor its lifespan as a number of charge cycles. According to IT之家, the Digit 5 is Agility's first humanoid designed to work safely alongside humans at scale. It can operate very close to people.

Update of 19 October: The robot weighs more than 120 kg. According to Jonathan Hurst, it had to meet the lifting limits that US occupational health rules recommend for humans: repeatedly lifting 23 kg totes and reaching shelves 1.75 metres high. The co-founder also admits that the extra weight comes at a price. Unlike earlier generations, the Digit 5 can no longer run or jump, and the slim build he had dreamed of became physically impossible.