Chinese robotics startup Agibot intends to manufacture up to 5,000 humanoid robots this year, striving to meet the production goal established by Elon Musk’s Optimus project.
The company intends to implement new products in industrial contexts this year, substituting humans in particular functions to provide concrete customer value.
The Shanghai-based firm, referred to as Zhiyuan Robotics, anticipates delivering between 3,000 and 5,000 units, a substantial increase from fewer than 1,000 units last year, according to a Chinese online news source.
In March 2025, AgiBot introduced Genie Operator-1 (GO-1), an AI model designed to analyze vast amounts of picture and video data to improve humanoid robots’ capacity to understand human actions and execute real-world activities.
Humanoid robots are emerging
Established in February 2023 by Peng Zhihui, a former member in Huawei’s “Genius Youth” program, the Shanghai-based business unveiled its inaugural humanoid robot model, the Raise A1, in August 2023.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports that Agibot has emerged as a significant robotics entity in Shanghai, with a plant located in the Lingang New Area. The company intends to establish a new facility in the Pudong district, increasing production capacity to exceed 400 robots monthly.
“This year, we intend to implement new products in industrial contexts, substituting humans in particular tasks to generate substantial customer value,” stated Yao Maoqing, president of Agibot’s embodied intelligence division, to SCMP.
Agibot predicts that the introduction of humanoid robots in households will require around five additional years. During this period, China’s industrial robot production increased by 27 percent year-on-year to 91,088 units in January and February, while service robot production surged by 36 percent to 1.5 million units, according to government data.
Agibot specializes in sophisticated embodied artificial intelligence and robotics, creating pioneering ecosystems. The Yuanzheng A2, its premier humanoid robot, measures 175 cm in height, weighs 55 kg (121 lbs), and is equipped with AI-driven sensors. The A2 processes textual, auditory, and visual data, executing tasks such as threading a needle.
Agibot additionally provides the A2 Max, with the service robot models A2-W, X1, and X1-W. In competition with Tesla’s Optimus, Agibot seeks to dominate the burgeoning robotics market.
Earlier this month, the company introduced Lingxi X2, a multifunctional humanoid robot that integrates sophisticated artificial intelligence with state-of-the-art robotics.
Enhanced robot training
AgiBot has introduced a new AI model, Genie Operator-1 (GO-1), to expedite the training and development of robots, aimed at improving the real-world work performance of humanoid robots. GO-1 employs vision-language AI to analyze human activities through the processing of vast picture and video datasets.
It utilizes the Vision-Language-Latent-Action (ViLLA) framework, integrating scene comprehension, action strategizing, and implementation. The Vision-Language Model (VLM) analyzes multimodal data to understand scenes, whilst the Mixture of Experts (MoE) enhances movement execution. The system’s Latent Planner forecasts actions based on human interactions and robotic data, and the Action Expert guarantees accurate motion.
AgiBot’s GO-1 was developed utilizing AgiBot World, an extensive dataset comprising over one million robot trajectories spanning 217 jobs. Recent evaluations indicated that GO-1 enhanced job completion rates from 46 percent to 78 percent, showcasing its efficacy in tasks such as pouring water and providing beverages. AgiBot asserts that the model’s adaptability enables it to perpetually learn and enhance its capabilities.