A new video that shows off what its robot can do was posted by Agility Robotics, centering on the Digit warehouse bot, which after more than 20 hours of doing live demonstrations for those watching it, collapsed on the ground. It is seen that the robot was carrying multiple loads to and from the conveyor belt in a time-lapse, it suddenly stopped when picking up a new one and falls to the ground.
Still, the company boasted of a 99 percent success rate for its warehouse bot, showing its capabilities and development that it is ready for massive work ahead of it.
Agility Robotics' Digit Bot Collapsed after 20+ Hours of Live Demos
Agility Robotics shared a video on their social media account on Twitter, showing the Digit's capabilities and features when working in a warehouse. All goes well in the video and it shows the robot performing its functions in front of a live audience when demonstrating its feats, but after some time, the bot collapsed to the floor, similar to how humans be when falling due to exhaustion.
The live demonstration of the bot claimed that it has been doing more than 20 hours of showing its capabilities via the event, an excellent time for a warehouse bot.
Its Digit bot was "made for work," and it certainly is one powerful workhorse from the company that showed what it truly can do in a practical setting. The company's post also seems satirical in a way that it is showing off its capabilities, adding some conspiracy theory towards the end of the post.
With a 99% success rate over about 20 hours of live demos, Digit still took a couple of falls at ProMat.
— Agility Robotics (@agilityrobotics) April 6, 2023
We have no proof, but we think our sales team orchestrated it so they could talk about Digits quick-change limbs and durability. #ConspiracyTheories pic.twitter.com/aqC5rhvBTj
Digit Warehouse Bot: Capable of 99 Percent Success Rate
According to the company's tweet, Digit has made a significant outing in this event, with as much as a 99 percent success rate on what it can do for a warehouse, an exponential one for work bots. It only shows that the bot is capable of massive processes, with more to do for actual work settings as shown in the video.
9GAG News also said that the bot displayed human-like behaviors, particularly with its collapsing state.
Robots and their Creation to Aid Human Work
There are many types of robots created by developers and companies that aim to bring mechanized and automated beings to different industries, helping fulfill what humans do in their work. One bot called "ARTEMIS" was regarded as the "Fastest Humanoid Robot," and it was included in the roster to compete in the RoboCup 2023.
With the massive developments now in robotics, there is also an increasing number of North American hiring of these mechanical beings to work in warehouses, one that particularly helped in labor shortages in 2022. Despite humans being the ideal ones for the job, many do not choose to do the labor-intensive process, one which robots may replace.
It is important to note that robots are not immortal beings and they too have limits concerning work, and while Agility Robotics is highlighting some "conspiracy theory" behind this, it is a reality that bots are facing. Of course, most robots are using a battery pack to power their systems and processes that would enable them to work, and running out of juice would certainly cause them to collapse from mechanical exhaustion.
