Agility Robotics wants its next Digit humanoid working longer than most people ever would, with a target of more than 20 hours in a day. v5 is also being prepared for a broader range of industrial jobs, giving the company more to prove than battery endurance alone. Diez told Humanoid Daily that engineers have demonstrated the humanoid removing one set of hands and attaching another in the lab. Current industrial humanoids often operate behind safety barriers, while the next-generation robot is intended to work in shared areas without the same fenced separation. Longer hours change the productivity calculationSome customers want one robot capable of covering three shifts, Diez said.