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Agility Digit 5 vs Boston Dynamics Atlas

Key facts

Agility Digit 5 (Agility Robotics; Prototype) and Boston Dynamics Atlas (Boston Dynamics; Pilot) are both humanoid robots. Published figures: height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) vs 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in); weight 129 kg (284 lb) vs 90 kg (198 lb); payload 22.7 kg (50 lb) vs 30 kg (66 lb); runtime 90 min vs 4 h. Published for only one of them: degrees of freedom (Boston Dynamics Atlas: 56). Neither maker has published a price. Robot 500: Agility Digit 5 #106 (score 51.7), Boston Dynamics Atlas #47 (score 61.6). Disclosure: Agility Digit 5 has 16 sourced values (59% of tracked fields), Boston Dynamics Atlas has 16 (57%).

Cite: RankedRobot, https://rankedrobot.com/compare/agility-digit-5-vs-boston-dynamics-atlas/ (checked 2026-09-26) · Every figure below links to its source · Agility Digit 5 spec sheet · Boston Dynamics Atlas spec sheet

SpecAgility Digit 5Boston Dynamics Atlas
StatusPrototypePilot
PriceNot publishedNot published
Robot 500#106 · 51.7#47 · 61.6
Launch
Announced
Status
Units deployed
Body
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)ManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-23)
1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)ManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-23)
Weight
129 kg (284 lb)ManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-23)
90 kg (198 lb)ManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-23)
Form factor
IP rating
Mobility
Max walking speed
Dexterity
Total degrees of freedom
DOF per hand
Payload
Carry payload
22.7 kg (50 lb)ManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-23)Conditions: repeated/continuous lift, per press release; solutions page rounds this to "23kg/50lbs"
30 kg (66 lb)ManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-23)Conditions: sustained (not instant/peak); per definitions.md, maker's "instant" figure recorded separately as peak_lift
Per-arm payload
Peak liftNot tracked
50 kg (110 lb)ManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-23)Conditions: short-duration/instant lift, per manufacturer's product page
Compute & AI
Processor
NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos for RoboticsReportedSource: interestingengineering.com (2026-09-26)
AI performance
Teleoperation
Teleoperation for training data (company statement)ManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-26)
Sensors
Cameras
Onboard cameras, depth sensors and inertial measurement units (exact counts not stated)ManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-23)
Tactile sensing and 360° camera view (exact camera count not stated)ManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-23)
Power
Battery
Runtime
90 minManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-23)Conditions: task not stated by manufacturer
4 hManufacturerSource: bostondynamics.com (2026-09-23)Conditions: task not stated by manufacturer
Charge time
Hot-swappable battery
Software
SDK
Safety
Certifications
First humanoid to pass an independent field evaluation on a customer production line for OSHA industrial safety standards; CE mark and additional regulatory marks expectedManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-23)
Commercial
Regions sold
US · CA · EU · GBManufacturerSource: agilityrobotics.com (2026-09-24)

Confidence labels: Manufacturer = stated by the maker · Verified = independently confirmed · Reported = credible media or retailer, not confirmed by the maker · ⚠ Unconfirmed = leak or single source · Not disclosed = not published. We never estimate missing figures. Add more robots to this comparison.

Quick answers

What is the difference between the Agility Digit 5 and the Boston Dynamics Atlas?

Published figures: height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) vs 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in); weight 129 kg (284 lb) vs 90 kg (198 lb); payload 22.7 kg (50 lb) vs 30 kg (66 lb); runtime 90 min vs 4 h. Published for only one of them: degrees of freedom (Boston Dynamics Atlas: 56).

Which is cheaper, the Agility Digit 5 or the Boston Dynamics Atlas?

Neither maker has published a price. Prices are shown exactly as published, never converted or estimated.

Which ranks higher in the Robot 500, the Agility Digit 5 or the Boston Dynamics Atlas?

Robot 500: Agility Digit 5 #106 (score 51.7), Boston Dynamics Atlas #47 (score 61.6). Method: https://rankedrobot.com/robot500/#method

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