Toyota’s Woodstock factory in Canada is getting a new robot team member. The Japanese automotive giant has signed a Robots-as-a-Service agreement with Agility Robotics to deploy Digit, a commercially available humanoid robot, at its Woodstock facility following a successful pilot programme. The move could represent a significant development in enterprise robotics deployment, as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada transitions from purely proprietary automation systems to integrating third-party robotic platforms. Digit is billed as the world’s first commercially deployed humanoid robot, engineered with approximately 5,000 individual components. The system operates using a hybrid approach that combines traditional control systems with AI-based learning methods.This enables deployment cycles measured in hours rather than the weeks or months typically associated with industrial automation integration. The robot’s functional capabilities include line feeding, tote loading and unloading and tote recycling operations. Agility Robotics manufactures Digit units at its RoboFab facility in Oregon, US, which could produce up to 10,000 units annually at peak capacity.

Full report : Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada signs a RaaS deal with Agility Robotics to use humanoid robot called Digit in its Woodstock, Ontario factory.

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