Agility: balancing power and natural motion is Digit's hardest task
From @RoboPromoEvents: what was the hardest part of getting Digit to move so naturally around people? Big fans of the work.
JH: The hardest part is priorities: We know how to do the dynamics and how to create beautiful, natural gaits. And it’s especially straightforward with a smaller, lighter robot, like Cassie. Now, with Digit 5 at over 120kgs, it requires special actuators and leg configurations to get the power and strength at the same time as the natural dynamic motion. In addition, the te
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2026-10-22