Agility Robotics’ next humanoid robot is designed to spend more time in the day moving goods and less time at the charger.
The company has chosen Nyobolt’s battery technology for Digit 5 and aims to achieve more than 20 hours of productive work within a 24-hour day.
The new system is designed to provide 90 minutes of runtime after a nine-minute charge. Early access to robots equipped with this technology is expected in the first half of 2027 and is intended to serve manufacturing, warehouse and distribution operators.
The battery upgrade addresses a practical challenge for commercial humanoids: keeping the robots running long enough to make them worthwhile while limiting charging interruptions.
Nine minutes to charge
Digit 5’s battery system delivers a planned run-to-charge ratio of 10:1, compared to Digit 4’s 2:1 ratio. That means the newer robot is designed to work for 10 minutes for every minute of charging.
Agility says the improvement could support more than two full work shifts per day and help customers increase the utilization of their robot fleets.
“For our customers, Digit’s uptime is the business model,” said Daniel Diez, chief business officer of Agility Robotics.
“Digit 5 will deliver more than 20 hours of productive work in a 24-hour day, more than two full shifts. That’s the kind of win that significantly improves the value Digit customers receive and the economics of deploying a humanoid robot fleet,” he added.
“Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging technology is getting us there and it is one of the components that makes Digit 5 ready for full operation,” Diez said.
Smaller packs, demanding conditions
Nyobolt’s high-performance battery technology combines fast charging with a design focused on cycle life and reduced system weight. The goal of Digit 5 is to deliver more power from a smaller, lighter battery while meeting the demands of industrial environments.
“Nyobolt’s technology was chosen because Digit 5 requires more performance from a smaller, lighter package in environments where reliability is not an option,” said Sai Shivareddy, co-founder and CEO of Nyobolt.
“Agility has set an exceptionally high bar for what a battery must endure in real-world warehouse and manufacturing environments, and this partnership shows what is possible when ultra-fast charging is engineered for the harshest conditions in physical AI,” he added.
Companies are positioning shorter charging stops as a way to support longer operating windows and more demanding task flows. The announcement does not disclose battery capacity or give a numerical rating of cycle life.
Early access targets are 2027
Agility recently introduced Digit 5 as its first humanoid, designed for cooperative, safe work at scale, allowing operations in close proximity to people.
Following the initial early access rollout in the first half of 2027, availability is expected to increase over the next six to nine months.
Agility is also preparing to go public through its previously announced merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, with the combined company operating as Agility Robotics and trading on the Nasdaq under “AGLT.”
For customers, the planned rollout is the next step in deploying Digit 5 battery power in commercial operations.
