A new kind of factory worker is joining Toyota's production lines — handling repetitive tasks and hinting at a very different future for auto manufacturing.

Digit the humanoid robot is 5 feet 9 inches tall and lives in warehouses, helping its human coworkers move and stack boxes up to 35 pounds. It also “smiles” and waves. Robots like Digit are a growing ...

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