Automation vendor Agility Robotics will deploy its humanoid robot, Digit, into fulfillment operations in Texas with future expansion capabilities for Latin America through a commercial agreement with Mercado Libre, a provider of e-commerce and financial technology services.Mercado Libre will integrate the Digit humanoid robot into operations at its facility in San Antonio, Texas, where it will initially focus on tasks that support e-commerce fulfillment. The companies also plan to explore additional use cases where AI-powered humanoids can augment logistics operations across Mercado Libre’s warehouses in Latin America.Additionally, the collaboration aims to explore how automating tasks that are difficult to recruit for, especially those that are highly repetitive and physically taxing, could increase ergonomic safety for Mercado Libre team members, reduce labor gaps, and increase productivity — ultimately freeing employees to perform more value-added work.Standing at human scale, Digit walks, lifts, and moves material and totes through existing aisles and workflows, slotting into standard facilities without costly redesigns or infrastructure changes, Agility says. The model has moved over 100,000 totes in live commerce operations through commercial deployments to date.“At Mercado Libre, we are constantly exploring how emerging technologies can elevate our operations and improve the experience for our employees and millions of users,” said Agustin Costa, Senior VP of Shipping at Mercado Libre. “Our partnership with Agility Robotics and the deployment of Digit in our facilities is a significant step forward in our vision to create a safer, more efficient, and adaptable logistics network. We are excited to test how humanoid…
