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Astribot S1 vs Digit in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Digit is further along: at the commercial stage versus Astribot S1 at the research stage, as of 2026.

  • Digit has more capabilities independently verified as autonomous (1 vs 0).
  • Digit has more verified real-world deployments (11 vs 0).
  • Astribot S1 is at the research stage; Digit at the commercial stage.
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Astribot S1: VR Teleoperation
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Agility Robotics Digit humanoid robot moving a tote onto a conveyor in a warehouse. Still from the official Agility Robotics video "Digit's First Day of Work at GXO" (2024); the frame carries the video's own on-screen caption.
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ManufacturerStardust IntelligenceAgility Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturityresearchcommercial
Autonomy◐ not independently verified✓ 1 verified autonomous
Availabilityannounced-no-dateannouncedinternal-onlyenterprise
PriceNot announced$100,000-$250,000 (analyst estimate)
Capability claims
  • Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
  • Fetches items (autonomous, verified)
Brain—
Verified deployments011
Privacy practices——
Sources on file645

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Editorial summaries

Astribot S1

The Astribot S1, from China's Astribot (Shenzhen), is a research humanoid that drew wide attention for fluid bimanual manipulation demonstrations (folding clothes, pouring, handling objects). There is no verified consumer price or delivery date on record, and the manipulation footage is demonstration material, not evidence of verified autonomous deployment. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research and applies verified-vs-claimed discipline: the demos are impressive claims; verified deployment and pricing are absent.

Digit

Digit is the cohort's commercial verification anchor: the most-verified-hours humanoid in the registry, with Agility's GXO Flowery Branch deployment doing the load-bearing work. The maker-facility rule applies in reverse here. GXO operates Digit on customer-paid freight inside GXO's own warehouses, which is the commercial-deployment shape that internal-facility pilots from Tesla, 1X, and others do not yet have.

Agility describes Digit's operational envelope as autonomous mobile manipulation in structured logistics; the verification anchor is what operators document at the customer site, not Agility's spec sheet.

Common questions

How do Astribot S1 and Digit differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Digit is further along: at the commercial stage versus Astribot S1 at the research stage, as of 2026. Digit has more capabilities independently verified as autonomous (1 vs 0). Digit has more verified real-world deployments (11 vs 0). Astribot S1 is at the research stage; Digit at the commercial stage.
What is the difference between Astribot S1 and Digit?
Astribot S1 and Digit are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Is Astribot S1 or Digit more autonomous?
Digit has more capabilities independently verified as autonomous on the DEPLOY registry than Astribot S1. DEPLOY counts a capability as autonomous only when verified at a real deployment, not from a demo or a vendor claim.
Which has more verified deployments, Astribot S1 or Digit?
Digit has more verified deployments (11) on the DEPLOY registry than Astribot S1 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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