Digit Logistics Humanoid vs Tiangong Ultra
Compare Digit Logistics Humanoid (Agility Robotics) and Tiangong Ultra (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) side by side: degrees of freedom, weight, payload, battery life, actuators, and status.
| Spec | Digit Logistics Humanoid | Tiangong Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Agility Robotics | Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center |
| Category | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| Country | United States | China |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 | Not disclosed |
| Weight (kg) | 65 | 55 |
| Battery life (h) | 3.5 | Not disclosed |
| Payload | 16 kg | 15 kg |
| Max speed | 1.5 m/s | 12 km/h |
| Actuators | Pulleys & Belt-Driven Parallel Linkages | |
| Primary sensor | Solid State Lidar & Stereoscopic Optics | |
| Function | Material handling | High-speed locomotion and task execution |
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Status | Testing | Active |
Verdict
Digit Logistics Humanoid leads on 1 of the 2 weighted dimensions both makers disclose.
Digit Logistics Humanoid leads on payload (16 kg vs 15 kg).
Tiangong Ultra leads on max speed (12 km/h vs 1.5 m/s).
Left out because at least one manufacturer does not publish a figure: price, degrees of freedom and battery life.
Digit Logistics Humanoid
Engineered specifically to solve human-scaled logistics constraints. Digit walks forward, backward, turns, squats, and handles plastic tote bins in structured warehouses.
Tiangong Ultra
Tiangong Ultra is a full-size humanoid robot developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. It achieved a 100m sprint time of 9.39 seconds at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, surpassing human records, and previously won a humanoid robot half-marathon in 2 hours 40 minutes.