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Agility CEO Peggy Johnson on Digit 5 safety and the labor gap

Most warehouse robots still work behind a fence. Digit 5 is engineered to work alongside people.

Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson joined @jonfortt on @CNBC to talk safety, the labor gap, and why it is humans and robots, not humans or robots.

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