RobotMe summary
The Robot Report looks back at Agility Robotics’ development from Cassie to successive generations of Digit. Cassie began as a research platform focused on dynamic legged motion; later machines evolved toward performing useful work in customer facilities.
The retrospective describes a shift from locomotion experiments toward the practical demands of commercial deployment. Agility’s Jonathan Hurst says newer designs reflect lessons from actual operating environments. The story provides historical context for Digit 5 and the company’s growth, rather than treating every prototype in the sequence as a commercially deployed product.