The “Digits” robot of the future now has a head and hands

The company adds in a press statement that “warehouse work includes many process-automated, repetitive tasks that all too often lead to injury and high turnover, leaving costly gaps in the workforce that snarl supply chains.” The idea is that a humanoid robot can best replicate the tasks usually assigned to humans. “While automation can help fill those gaps, existing automation solutions are typically single purpose, meaning companies have to onboard and maintain dozens of different solutions for different tasks, or they require expensive customization to the workspace.”