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.
Multiple technology companies are shifting AI training strategies to capture employee workflows and user-generated content. SpaceX announced it will train AI on all employee work product for Grok 4.6, while Amazon's Twitch faces backlash for using streamer content to train AI through an opt-out feature. Startups like Skan AI and Mechanize are raising funds to record and automate human work processes.
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.
Gumloop, founded in mid-2023 by Max Brodeur-Urbas, has secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Benchmark, with participation from Shopify Ventures and Y Combinator. The platform enables non-technical employees to build and deploy AI agents for workplace automation without engineering support.
