Home/Compare/Digit vs ergoCub
Head-to-head · Industrial vs Research

Digit vs ergoCub

Digit has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 73 points above ergoCub. Digit is 25 cm taller.

By Jason BurmeisterUpdated Sources checked
DigitergoCub
CompanyAgility RoboticsItalian Institute of Technology (IIT)
CountryUnited StatesItaly
StatusCommercial deploymentPrototype
PriceNo public priceNot for sale
How to get oneLease / RaaSNot for sale
Arena rating1,1211,048
EvidenceA-B-
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)55.7 kg (123 lb)
Payload15.9 kg (35 lb)10 kg (22 lb)
Runtime4 hn/a
Degrees of freedom30 DoF17 DoF
Top speed0.42 m/s (1.5 km/h)n/a
HandsPurpose-built end effectors for tote/bin handling; no public dexterous hand DoF spec was found.No detailed hand specification or hand DoF count found in reviewed sources.
Announced2024-06-272023-09-21

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
34
54
Autonomy
34
34
Mobility
82
54
Perception
34
54
Human interaction
34
54
Reliability
34
8
Human-environment fit
34
54
Digit
ergoCub

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
Digit
Low
Digit wins
100%
of validated votes
ergoCub wins
0%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately

Current evidence comparison for Digit and ergoCub.

Digit

Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics Digit humanoid robot standing against a plain gray background.
Image: © Agility Robotics · official website

Customer-confirmed GXO deployment moving totes in logistics operations

Full profilePriceAlternatives

ergoCub

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

ergoCub is IIT and INAIL's research humanoid, standing 150 cm tall, weighing 55.7 kg, and designed to reduce physical strain on workers in industrial and hospital settings. Its strongest evidence is a peer-reviewed Nature Machine Intelligence figure showing collaborative payload lifting with a human and live walking on stage. Official IIT sources confirm the 2023 debut and ergonomic purpose, while secondary dossiers report about 10 kg load-bearing, NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier plus Intel i7 onboard compute, depth/LiDAR sensing, and research claims such as up to 43% energy reduction and DNN-driven locomotion. However, no battery, runtime, walking speed, total DoF, hand DoF, price, or customer deployment exists in the reviewed evidence; autonomy is mostly simulation-only or title-only

Full profileAlternatives

Digit vs ergoCub FAQ

answers from sourced data

Which is better, Digit or ergoCub?

On public evidence, Digit currently rates higher (1,121 vs 1,048). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is taller, Digit or ergoCub?

Digit is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in); ergoCub is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in).

Can you buy the Digit or the ergoCub?

Digit: lease / raas. ergoCub: not for sale.