Agility Robotics has introduced the opening of a 6,500 square-meter manufacturing facility devoted to constructing its Digit humanoid robotic. The manufacturing facility is positioned in Salem, Oregon, which, within the opinion of this native Oregonian, is a superb state during which to find something. At peak capability, ‘RoboFab’ will make use of 500 people (working alongside a bunch of Digit robots) and can be capable of produce “greater than 10,000 robots per yr,” a staggering quantity contemplating that Earth’s present inhabitants of humanoid robots seemingly numbers within the low tons of at most.
The manufacturing facility has been beneath development since final yr, and is “set to open later this yr,” in keeping with Agility’s press launch. In 2024, Agility anticipates that they’ll have “manufacturing capability of tons of of Digit robots within the first yr, with the aptitude to scale to greater than 10,000 robots per yr.” Notice that when Agility is referring to “manufacturing capability,” the corporate will not be going as far as to counsel that they’ll be promoting that many robots, simply that they’re theoretically able to making them, though scaling this up is not at all trivial.
One of many issues that Agility goes to have to determine as a part of this course of is tips on how to effectively construct after which help advanced robots at this scale, which is a vastly completely different drawback than constructing a pair dozen robots for analysis and industrial pilots. This consists of every part from provide chain (what number of actuators do 10,000 robots a yr want and the place the heck are you going to seek out them?) to manufacturability—stuff like, how will you decrease the variety of occasions you need to connect one factor into one other factor whereas placing your robotic collectively? Relying in your perspective, these issues are both fascinating or terrifying (or possibly each) however both manner they’re not issues that humanoid robots have actually needed to cope with earlier than. So, kudos to Agility for getting so far—the onerous half begins now, after they have to seek out folks to truly purchase
Agility says that its first accomplice prospects can count on supply of their Digits subsequent yr, and the remainder of us will see normal availability in 2025.
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