Agility Robotics unveiled Digit 5, a humanoid robot designed to work in close proximity to people without traditional safety barriers. The announcement marks a milestone for an industry that typically separates robots from human workers.
Maven Robotics has emerged from stealth mode with a $100 million Series A funding round and is actively competing to take over a large enterprise robot deployment contract from an existing vendor. The startup, which had only a concept and team in 2024, is now deploying general-purpose AI robots for warehouses and factories.
London-based Humanoid secured $152 million in Series A funding at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, led by Prime Movers Lab with participation from Bosch and Schaeffler. The two-year-old company, which develops industrial humanoid robots including its HMND 01 model, has now raised $270 million total.
NVIDIA announced Halos for Robotics, described as the industry's first comprehensive safety system that unifies AI computing and safety protocols for robots and physical AI operating in workplaces. Agility Robotics is the first company to implement the system in its Digit humanoid robots.
