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title: "Agility's new humanoid robot can squat to avoid hitting people"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/agility-s-new-humanoid-robot-can-squat-to-avoid-hitting-people-1bb6fa
source_name: "Ars Technica"
source_url: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/agilitys-new-humanoid-robot-will-stop-squat-to-avoid-harming-human-coworkers/
published: 2026-09-15T18:33:02.000Z
topics: ["robotics", "products"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Agility's new humanoid robot can squat to avoid hitting people

*2026-09-15 · Source: [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/agilitys-new-humanoid-robot-will-stop-squat-to-avoid-harming-human-coworkers/)*

Agility Robotics unveiled a humanoid robot designed to stop or crouch when it detects a nearby human coworker, rather than requiring a safety cage. The goal is to let the robot work directly alongside people on a factory or warehouse floor.

**Why it matters:** Removing the cage requirement is the main practical barrier to deploying humanoid robots in existing warehouses and factories without costly retrofits, so proximity-safety behavior like this matters more for real deployment speed than raw dexterity specs.

**Topics:** robotics, products

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