_Incident · Malfunction_

# Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo

Canonical ID: `f34c0007-2c91-4722-a744-56b32f67fb11`

- **Occurred:** 2023-03-21
- **Kind:** `malfunction`
- **Status (derived):** active
- **Model:** [Digit](/models/digit.md) (id: `ec386dec-4329-4776-9bf9-d2ac74abddd5`)

At ProMat 2023 (Chicago, Mar 20-23 2023), after more than 20 hours of live demonstrations, an Agility Digit stopped mid-pick and fell. Agility attributed it to a previously-unseen arm encoder bug and subsequently patched the behavior so the arm freezes and the robot stays upright rather than falling. No injury or third-party damage. Bar note: a documented demo malfunction (not an operational deployment injury), included for its named root cause and shipped vendor remediation. Cap-flag: exact day within ProMat undetermined.

## Sources (2)

1. **Tech Times** · https://www.techtimes.com/articles/290843/20230426/agility-robotics-digit-warehouse-bot-collapses-20-hours-live-demos.htm
2. **IEEE Spectrum** · https://spectrum.ieee.org/falling-robots

## Common questions

### What happened in Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo?

At ProMat 2023 (Chicago, Mar 20-23 2023), after more than 20 hours of live demonstrations, an Agility Digit stopped mid-pick and fell. Agility attributed it to a previously-unseen arm encoder bug and subsequently patched the behavior so the arm freezes and the robot stays upright rather than falling. No injury or third-party damage. Bar note: a documented demo malfunction (not an operational deployment injury), included for its named root cause and shipped vendor remediation. Cap-flag: exact day within ProMat undetermined.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on March 21, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### What robot was involved in Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo?

Digit is the recorded robot involved in this incident.

### Has anyone responded to Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo?

No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.

### What is the current status of Agility Digit collapsed mid-pick during a live ProMat 2023 warehouse demo?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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