{"schema_version":"1.0","item":{"schema_version":"1.0","id":"ca-note-agility-digit5-deployment-stack-2026","slug":"agility-digit5-deployment-stack-2026","scope":{"type":"theme","slug":"humanoid","label":"Humanoid Robotics"},"status":"published","published_at":"2026-10-26T05:39:16Z","updated_at":"2026-10-26T05:39:16Z","research_as_of":"2026-10-26","title":"Digit 5 gains a customer pilot and a defined compute stack","summary":"Agility signed a commercial agreement for a 2027 AGCO pilot and named NVIDIA the exclusive onboard-compute provider for Digit 5 general availability. Neither announcement reports deployed unit count, contract value or field productivity.","what_changed":["AGCO plans a 2027 pilot in Hesston for parts sorting, stacking and tote placement.","Digit 5 will standardize on NVIDIA IGX Thor; early access remains expected in the first half of 2027 with broader availability over the following six to nine months."],"why_it_matters":"Customer task definition and a standardized compute stack narrow deployment uncertainty. The next step is measured safe uptime and accepted productive work.","confidence":"high","evidence":[{"label":"Agility and AGCO: Hesston pilot","url":"https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agco-and-agility-robotics-advance-smart-manufacturing-with-humanoid-robot-pilot-in-hesston-kansas-facility","source_type":"company_release","primary":true,"supports":"Commercial agreement, intended tasks and 2027 pilot timing.","as_of":"2026-10-20"},{"label":"Agility: NVIDIA compute standardization","url":"https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-expands-nvidia-collaboration-as-it-prepares-digit-5-for-commercial-scale","source_type":"company_release","primary":true,"supports":"Exclusive onboard-compute provider, safety evaluation and availability targets.","as_of":"2026-10-22"}],"human_review_status":"approved","url":"https://constraintalpha.com/research/agility-digit5-deployment-stack-2026","markdown_url":"https://constraintalpha.com/research/notes/agility-digit5-deployment-stack-2026.md"}}