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Agility Robotics partners with FORT to strengthen safety systems for Digit 5
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Fusion42 · 4 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Agility Robotics has partnered with FORT Robotics to enhance the safety systems of its next-generation humanoid robot, Digit 5, by integrating onboard and off-robot safety communication systems. This strategic partnership will support deployment in complex industrial environments and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Robotics and Industrial Automation, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You must now factor integrated safety systems that combine onboard robot controls with external environment sensors into your product development and deployment plans or risk falling behind in industrial applications. Competitors’ growing partnerships mean regulatory and operational approvals will increasingly depend on layered safety architectures like those Agility Robotics is advancing.
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