{"slug": "digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage", "title": "Digit v5: First Humanoid Robot Out Of The Cage?", "summary": "Agility Robotics announced Digit v5, a humanoid robot designed to work cooperatively and safely alongside humans without the need for safety cages, addressing a major limiting factor in current humanoid robot deployments. The company claims this version enables direct human-robot collaboration in shared workspaces.", "body_md": "# Digit v5: First Humanoid Robot Out Of The Cage?\n\nBy John Koetsier, Senior ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Today, humanoid robots work in separate cages: a major limiting factor. Agility\n\n[Robotics](/category/robotics)says Digit v5 will work cooperatively and safely with humans.Get AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage-vzh6", "published_at": "2026-08-10 17:23:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-10 18:42:18.104209+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Agility Robotics", "Digit v5", "John Koetsier"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/digit-v5-first-humanoid-robot-out-of-the-cage.jsonld"}}