Agility Robotics Case Study

Humanoid Robot Safety Collision & Squat Simulator

ROBOT: ACTIVE CRUISE (1.20 m/s)
LIDAR/VISION: SCANNING 2.5m
💡 Drag the human worker or use the Pedestrian slider
60 FPS • Real-time Physics
Humanoid Robot
Payload Crate
Human Coworker
Sensor Cone (LiDAR)
Test Scenario Presets
Robot Approach Velocity 1.20 m/s
Sensor Trigger Range (LiDAR/Vision) 2.50 m
Carried Payload Weight 15 kg
Human Coworker Position (Path Offset) 4.20 m
Real-Time Safety Telemetry T+0.00s
Squat Response Latency
145 ms
Stopping Distance
0.42 m
Kinetic Energy Dissipation
18.4 J
Center-of-Mass Drop
-32.4 cm
SUCCESS: Robot halted & squatted safely

Mechanics Behind the Squat: Ars Technica reported that rather than relying solely on friction brakes (which can cause a tall humanoid to tip forward into humans), Agility’s robot flexes knees and hips to drop its center of mass into an emergency squat. This dynamically arrests forward momentum, converts forward kinetic energy into stabilizing ground reaction force, and prevents pinching coworkers against racks.

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