Where Daniel Diez Is Now
Daniel Diez is the Chief Business Officer of Agility Robotics (Robotics Tomorrow).
- Current role: Chief Business Officer
- Organization: Agility Robotics
- Known for: Public statements on Digit's uptime, customer economics and labor gaps in repetitive physical work
- Recent news: Quoted in Agility Robotics' October 15, 2026 announcement naming Nyobolt as its battery technology provider for Digit 5
Role at Agility Robotics
Diez serves as Chief Business Officer of Agility Robotics (Robotics Tomorrow). He told Business Insider that the companies he visits around the world share a common thread of labor gaps in repetitive work (aol.com).
He said Agility's most inbound requests come from warehouse logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing, and that Agility does not have to convince people of the technology need and has more than enough interested customers (aol.com).
Recent News: Nyobolt and Digit 5 (October 15, 2026)
Diez was quoted in Agility Robotics' October 15, 2026 announcement naming Nyobolt as its battery technology provider for Digit 5 (unite.ai).
In that announcement, he said that for Agility's customers, Digit's uptime is the business case, and stated that Digit 5 will deliver more than 20 hours of productive work in a 24-hour day, more than two full shifts (Robotics Tomorrow).
- Said the uptime gain materially improves the value customers get from Digit and the economics of deploying a humanoid robot fleet
- Said Nyobolt's ultra-fast charging technology is one of the pieces that makes Digit 5 ready for full-scale operation
Views on Humanoid Robots and Labor
Diez said companies face labor gaps in highly repetitive physical tasks and cannot find people to do this work, that there are compounding effects to the labor gap, and that a significant share of the manufacturing workforce is 55 and over and approaching retirement (aol.com).
He said re-shoring of US manufacturing will only occur through a combination of human employment and automation technology (aol.com). He told Bloomberg that 150 robots cannot be put into a warehouse if each must be surrounded by plexiglass walls (techrepublic.com).
- Said humanoid robots currently feel like an ideal solution for brownfield facilities
- Said any industry with highly repetitive tasks is ripe for adoption of humanoid robots
- Said the bipedal form factor is pitched partly on easier integration into existing or older factories
Bottom Line
As Chief Business Officer, Diez was quoted in Agility Robotics' October 15, 2026 announcement naming Nyobolt as its battery technology provider for Digit 5 (unite.ai). He has described visiting companies around the world and said Agility's most inbound requests come from warehouse logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing (aol.com).
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FAQs
Who is Daniel Diez?
Daniel Diez is the Chief Business Officer of Agility Robotics (Robotics Tomorrow).
What did Daniel Diez say about Digit 5's uptime?
He stated that Digit 5 will deliver more than 20 hours of productive work in a 24-hour day, more than two full shifts, and said that for Agility's customers, Digit's uptime is the business case (Robotics Tomorrow).
What did Daniel Diez say about Nyobolt?
He said Nyobolt's ultra-fast charging technology is one of the pieces that makes Digit 5 ready for full-scale operation (Robotics Tomorrow).
Which industries does Daniel Diez say are most interested in Agility's robots?
He said Agility's most inbound requests come from warehouse logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing (aol.com).
What does Daniel Diez say about labor gaps?
He said companies face labor gaps in highly repetitive physical tasks and cannot find people to do this work, and that a significant share of the manufacturing workforce is 55 and over and approaching retirement (aol.com).
Why does Daniel Diez say humanoid robots suit older facilities?
He said humanoid robots currently feel like an ideal solution for brownfield facilities, and that the bipedal form factor is pitched partly on easier integration into existing or older factories (aol.com).