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Six AGIBOT G2 wheeled humanoid robots completed a 24-hour trial at an operating convenience store in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, from 10 a.m. on November 2 to 10 a.m. on November 3. Together, they performed 1,730 tasks, including customer assistance, product delivery, coffee preparation, shelf inspec...
AgiBot has announced the open-source release of its LIFE framework, designed for lifelong embodied AI. This framework incorporates RoboBeats models, enabling robots to achieve continuous sensing, reanalyzable memory, and reusable tools. Initial tests conducted by AgiBot indicate that the framework s...
Six AGIBOT G2 wheeled humanoid robots successfully completed a 24-hour trial at a convenience store in Shanghai's Xuhui District, performing a total of 1,730 tasks. The trial, which took place from November 2 to November 3, included activities such as customer assistance, coffee preparation, shelf r...
AgiBot, also known as Zhiyuan Robotics, is in the process of preparing for a Hong Kong IPO, having started this initiative in July 2026. Although AgiBot itself is a private entity, it controls Swancor Advanced Materials (688585), a publicly listed company on Shanghai's STAR Market, which has seen it...
Six AGIBOT G2 robots successfully completed a 24-hour operational trial at a convenience store in Shanghai, performing 1,730 tasks including customer service and food preparation. The trial, which was livestreamed and attracted over two million viewers, assessed the robots' capabilities in a real-wo...
AGIBOT has introduced GO-3 Preview, an embodied foundation model that enhances robots' learning capabilities throughout their lifecycle, from pre-training to post-deployment. This model has achieved first-place rankings on three significant embodied AI benchmarks: RoboDojo, RoboTwin, and RoboColiseu...
Six AGIBOT G2 humanoid robots participated in a 24-hour convenience store challenge, performing tasks such as stocking shelves, preparing food, and greeting customers. The event, streamed live from November 2 to November 3, showcased the robots' capabilities in a real-world retail environment, altho...
AGIBOT is conducting a 24-hour livestream featuring six G2 robots operating in a convenience store setting. The event, titled 'Robots Never Clock Out,' runs from November 2 to November 3, China time, showcasing the robots as they navigate various tasks during different store periods, including rush...
AgiBot has introduced Worken, a new unit designed to measure the effective work performed by robots. This initiative has already shown promising results at a theme park, where the ratio of engineers to robots improved from one engineer per robot to one engineer for every three robots. This developm...
AGIBOT has unveiled the Worken framework at its Innovation Day 2026, aimed at quantifying the productivity of robots in manufacturing environments. This framework addresses the disparity in robot performance across factories by measuring active robots, their autonomous working hours, and output effi...
AGIBOT has introduced the GO-3 Preview, an embodied AI model that utilizes a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture. This innovative model connects reasoning, prediction, and action generation, enabling robots to learn from human videos, simulations, and real-world experiences. The GO-3 Pr...
AGIBOT co-founder Yao Maoqing introduced the GO-3 Preview at Innovation Day on October 29, showcasing an embodied foundation model aimed at improving robot capabilities through pre-training and real-world experience. The model has achieved top rankings on RoboDojo, RoboTwin, and RoboColiseum, with p...
A collaboration between Tsinghua University, Infinigence AI, and AgiBot has successfully trained 96 real robots to learn from each other's experiences. In a series of 600 trials, two previously unseen robots achieved a remarkable success rate of 97.5%. This training led to significant improvements i...
AgiBot has unveiled its GO-3 Preview robot model, which utilizes a WRAM architecture. This model has achieved top rankings in three platforms: RoboDojo, RoboTwin, and RoboColiseum. The significance of this development lies in AgiBot's commitment to open-sourcing the GO-3 Preview by the end of 2026,...
AGIBOT has announced the release of its Physical Reasoning dataset on October 22, focusing on the connection between planning and robot actions. The dataset aims to bridge the gap between high-level instructions and the specific actions required for robots to achieve tasks, such as restocking a hote...
AGIBOT introduced Worken, a new framework aimed at measuring the productive work of robots, during AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026 in Shanghai. This initiative emphasizes the importance of assessing the actual useful work performed by robots rather than merely focusing on production and deployment number...
AGIBOT introduced Worken, a new metric for assessing productive robot work, during its Innovation Day 2026 event in Shanghai on October 29. This initiative includes announcements related to humanoid hardware, AI models, industrial robots, and an open-source operating system expected by year-end. Wor...
AGIBOT introduced Worken, a new framework for assessing robot productivity, at the AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026 in Shanghai. This initiative emphasizes the importance of measuring the useful work robots can perform autonomously, rather than merely focusing on production numbers. Alongside Worken, AGIB...
AGIBOT has introduced the GO-3 Preview, an advanced embodied foundation model that enhances learning throughout the entire lifecycle of robot training and deployment. This model has achieved first-place rankings on three significant embodied AI benchmarks: RoboDojo, RoboTwin, and RoboColiseum, showc...
AGIBOT introduced Worken, a framework for assessing the productive work of robots, during its Innovation Day 2026 in Shanghai. This initiative aims to shift focus from merely counting deployed robots to evaluating their autonomous and consistent work output in real-world settings. The significance...
Unitree Robotics announced its third-quarter 2026 revenue of 665 million yuan (approximately $94 million), marking a 69.93% increase year-over-year. However, the company's net profit decreased by 17.37% due to a significant rise in research and development expenses, which surged by 249.58% to 127 mi...
AgiBot has launched its new embodied agent framework, Genie Master, which connects an AI agent to G2 robots. This innovative system utilizes a four-part execution protocol and two self-improvement loops to enhance the robots' operational capabilities. The introduction of Genie Master is significant...
AGIBOT launched Worken, a framework designed to evaluate the productive work of robots, during the AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026 held in Shanghai. This event highlighted significant advancements in hardware and artificial intelligence, featuring the AHA3 platform and the GO-3 Preview model. The focus w...
AgiBot's G2 Max has commenced operations in a JD Logistics goods-to-person warehouse, efficiently depalletizing 80 boxes per hour. The robot boasts a remarkable success rate exceeding 99%, showcasing its reliability in handling inbound cartons. The deployment of the G2 Max is significant as it enha...
AGIBOT has unveiled Genie Studio 2.0, a comprehensive platform aimed at the development, deployment, and operation of embodied AI applications in actual work environments. This platform includes modules for model development, task orchestration, and fleet management, facilitating swift deployment an...
AGIBOT successfully coordinated 110 Expedition A3 humanoid robots in a synchronized dance performance on October 24 in Jinan, China. The event, held at the Yellow River International Convention and Exhibition Center, was attended by a Guinness World Records judge who confirmed the record. The perfor...
AgiBot has successfully set a Guinness World Record by having 110 Expedition A3 humanoid robots perform in unison for 5 minutes and 43 seconds in Jinan. This remarkable achievement was made possible through the use of AgiBot's LinkBots swarm control system and ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning techno...
AGIBOT has unveiled the Physical Reasoning dataset, marking the fourth release of its AGIBOT WORLD 2026 initiative. Announced on October 22, this dataset focuses on enabling robots to make decisions based on changing environments rather than merely executing complex movements. It emphasizes tasks su...
AGIBOT has unveiled the open-source 'Physical Reasoning' dataset, integral to AGIBOT WORLD 2026. This dataset is designed to improve robots' decision-making abilities in real-world scenarios by linking high-level reasoning with physical execution. The release of this dataset is significant as it ad...
On October 20, Yitai Embodied Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. announced the addition of AgiBot Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Hubble Technology Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership) as new shareholders, increasing its registered capital from 1 million yuan to approxima...
AgiBot's Lingxi X2, powered by Ant Group's Afu medical assistant, successfully operated at the outpatient help desk of Peking University People's Hospital for 66 days. During this period, it handled a total of 46,686 patient queries, averaging approximately 707 interactions per day, with a peak of 1...
AgiBot has announced a partnership with numerous universities to create an embodied intelligence industry-education integration platform. The initiative will see AgiBot invest over a thousand embodied intelligence devices to facilitate curriculum development, research collaboration, and practical tr...
AgiBot's YuanSheng initiative will deploy over 1,000 robots, including Genie, Lingxi, Expedition, and quadruped models, at more than 20 universities in China. This program aims to enhance educational experiences and facilitate research in robotics and automation. The significance of this deployment...
AGIBOT, a Chinese AI robot manufacturer, is nearing a new funding round estimated between RMB 1 billion and RMB 1.5 billion, which would value the company at approximately RMB 50 billion. This funding round is critical as it comes ahead of AGIBOT's planned IPO, which has been in preparation since Ju...
AGIBOT has inaugurated its new office in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, with the goal of strengthening its business presence in the region. This office will prioritize commercial collaboration, research partnerships, and the advancement of practical applications for embodied AI. The establishment of this...
AGIBOT has formed a partnership with the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC) to promote the embodied AI industry and talent ecosystem in Vietnam. This collaboration was showcased at the inaugural Vietnam Embodied AI Conference, emphasizing the importance of advancing this technology in the regi...
In the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments reached nearly 25,000 units, marking a significant increase of 432.1 percent year on year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Agibot emerged as the leader in this market, shipping over 8,600 humanoid robots, which accounted f...
Agibot and Chimelong Group have initiated the first phase of a significant embodied AI deployment at Chimelong Spaceship Park, incorporating over 300 robots into various sectors such as entertainment, education, visitor services, and hotel operations. This deployment represents a shift from standalo...
In the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments reached nearly 25,000 units, marking a 432.1% increase year-on-year, according to IDC. AGIBOT emerged as the leader with over 8,600 shipments, capturing approximately 35% of the market share. This growth reflects a significant expansion in t...
AgiBot has successfully delivered its 20,000th robot, an Expedition A3 Ultra, to Chimelong Spaceship Park on September 24. This milestone comes just six months after the company reached its 10,000th robot delivery. The deployment of over 300 AgiBot robots at the Zhuhai park signifies a growing tren...
AGIBOT has emerged as the leader in the global humanoid robot market for the first half of 2026, with shipments exceeding 8,600 units. This achievement translates to an impressive market share of approximately 35%, reflecting the industry's transition towards more extensive commercial applications a...
AGIBOT has announced the deployment of 100 X2 humanoid robots across 100 ASD retail stores in China, enhancing customer interaction in cookware sales. These robots assist shoppers by discussing their needs and recommending products, while also being integrated into a three-day livestream event. This...
AGIBOT has teamed up with ASD to roll out 100 AGIBOT X2 humanoid robots in retail stores across China. These robots serve as in-store sales assistants, engaging with customers by greeting them, understanding their needs, and offering product suggestions. The deployment was highlighted through a thre...
AGIBOT has announced that it has manufactured 20,000 robots, doubling its total production in approximately six months. This milestone was revealed on September 24, with the company reporting an increase of 5,000 units since its last update in June. The 20,000th robot, identified as an A3 Ultra, was...
AGIBOT has announced the deployment of more than 300 robots at Chimelong Spaceship Park in Zhuhai, China, enhancing visitor experiences through various roles. The robots will engage in martial arts performances, assist with shopping, provide directions, and welcome hotel guests, marking a significan...
AGIBOT and Chimelong Group have launched the first phase of a large-scale embodied AI deployment at Chimelong Spaceship Park, featuring over 300 robots. This initiative marks the delivery of AGIBOT's 20,000th humanoid robot, showcasing advancements in robotics across various sectors including entert...
AGIBOT and Chimelong have initiated a large-scale deployment of more than 300 humanoid robots at Chimelong Spaceship Park. This deployment aims to enhance visitor experiences in entertainment, education, and hospitality, showcasing advancements in embodied AI technology. This initiative is signific...
AgiBot and Chimelong Group are set to deploy over 300 robots at Chimelong Spaceship Park in Hengqin, beginning September 24. These robots will be utilized across more than 100 interaction points, enhancing visitor experiences through shows, guiding services, retail, and hotel operations. This deplo...
AGIBOT presented its WITA-Omni robot during a live demonstration at The Greater Bay Area Film Concert. The event highlighted the robot's capabilities in engaging in real-time conversations, recognizing speakers, and coordinating speech and movement seamlessly. This demonstration is significant as i...
Agibot achieved the top position in global humanoid robot shipments during the first half of 2026, delivering approximately 9,700 units. This accounted for over 43 percent of the global market, as reported by Counterpoint Research. The total global shipments of humanoid robots exceeded 22,000 units,...
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