Agility Robotics CEO tells BI how its humanoid robots are getting paid — and warns against empowering them with AI

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A Digit robot from Agility Robotics working inside a GXO factory

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Amazon-backed humanoid firm Agility Robotics laid off a 'small number' of staff

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Agility Robotics' bipedal robot Digit.

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A global scramble to make humanoid robots is gearing up to be the 21st century's space race

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Two humanoid robots facing each other, with backgrounds split between the Chinese flag on one side and the American flag on the other.

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A humanoid robot's inappropriate touching of a reporter shows the machines still have so much to learn

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Muhammad, the humanoid robot, is debuted by the Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS in Riyadh.
Mohammad, the humanoid robot, from Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS.

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Relax, humanoid robots aren't coming for your job just yet

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Apptronik's robot called Digit standing in a warehouse
Apptronik launched its humanoid robot "Apollo" in August.

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Humanoid robots are doing some lifting in Amazon's warehouses. But is the human form the ideal shape for the task?

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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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Elon Musk wants to start selling humanoid robots by 2027. A hiring spree at Tesla seems designed to make that a reality.

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Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot on display
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot concept in 2021.

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China boldly claims it has a plan to mass produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within two years

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A close up photo of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot
Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot prototype in 2021. It remains to be seen whether China's plans could rival it.

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