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Side-by-side image of a humanoid robot lifting a box and a robot with a crane-like arm and wheels.
Agility Robotics' Digit, left, a bipedal humanoid robot, and Boston Dynamics' Stretch, right, are both capable of lifting boxes in warehouses.

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  • Amazon is testing Agility Robotics' humanoid robot, called Digit, in its warehouses.
  • Agility Robotics says Digit can quickly adapt to existing warehouse floorplans.
  • But the human form may not be the most ideal shape for warehouse tasks, Boston Dynamics' CTO said.

Amazon's human workforce is getting to know their robot co-workers as the company begins testing Agility Robotics' Digit in its US warehouses.

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