Agility Robotics’ Damion Shelton and Melonee Wise will discuss the future of warehouse automation at TC Disrupt 2023

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We’re excited to announce that Digit — escorted by co-founder and CEO Damion Shelton and Melonee Wise, the company’s new CTO — will join us September 21 on the Hardware Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.

Agility spun out of Oregon State University, with an initial focus on last-mile delivery, but changed course to the thriving world of warehouse fulfillment and logistics.

Digit 2.0 sports two significant modifications over its ancestor — a head with LED animated eyes (to help people understand where it is headed and its intentions) and a pair of end effectors, which are simple hands that improve its ability to use warehouse tools, like bins.

We’re looking forward to a fascinating conversation with Shelton and Wise about choosing a bipedal approach to commercialized warehouse robots and so much more.

Damion Shelton is a multifaceted roboticist focused on building automation solutions that solve real-world challenges, starting with improving logistics and warehouse operations.

Wise was the second employee at Willow Garage, where she led a team of engineers developing next-generation robot hardware and software, including ROS, the PR2 and TurtleBot.

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