Humanoid robots are getting to work: Digit is heading to two more warehouses

One of the workers moving containers around a warehouse may no longer be human. Digit, a two-legged humanoid robot, has already moved beyond demonstrations into a working facility—and its next assignments are being planned.

On October 26, 2026, Agility Robotics and GXO Logistics announced plans to deploy Digit at two additional warehouses in the United States. The new deployments are expected to begin in early 2027.

What does Digit do?

Digit is designed for physical tasks that can be repeated many times in a warehouse. At GXO’s Flowery Branch facility in Georgia, it moves containers and places them onto conveyors.

According to the companies, Digit has already moved more than 100,000 containers at that facility. This is a company-reported figure for a specific location.

What was announced?

The partnership will expand to two sites in North Carolina and Tennessee, where the robots are expected to support e-commerce order fulfillment.

The companies plan to start with Digit 4 and later transition to Digit 5 when it becomes commercially available. The distinction matters: Digit is already working at the Georgia site, while the two new deployments are still planned.

Why is this an engineering story?

A warehouse is not a simple environment for a robot. It must move through the space, handle containers and work with equipment as part of an ongoing operation.

Digit brings together mechanical design, sensors and software to carry out physical tasks. Its performance still needs to be assessed against the particular job, environment and safety conditions.

What could change for people?

The use of robots also raises questions: Which tasks can be automated? How might employees’ responsibilities change? And how should safe working conditions be maintained?

The announcement does not mean that a robot can perform every warehouse job or replace an entire team. The described use focuses on specific repetitive tasks.

CarFix’s view

Auto parts often begin their journey in a warehouse too. Although this announcement concerns e-commerce fulfillment and does not confirm that Digit is handling automotive parts, it offers a glimpse of how logistics systems could develop.

Robots are increasingly moving from demonstration stages into real working environments. Digit’s next step will show how readily a technology used at one facility can be introduced at others.

Source: Agility Robotics and GXO partnership announcement.

Image: Agility Robotics.