Four robots, four roles: What AgiBot brought to Dubai

GITEX GLOBAL 2025, which took place from October 13 to 17 in Dubai, is one of the world's largest technology exhibitions. In its 45th edition, it welcomed over 200,000 visitors, and AgiBot was among the main stars. The Chinese manufacturer brought four models, each fulfilling a different role — and together they form a comprehensive ecosystem.

A2: Intelligent receptionist with a knack for conversation

The A2 model served as a receptionist and guide at the booth. It provided visitors with information about the exhibition program, navigated them around the venue, and offered tips on cultural attractions in Dubai. Thanks to multimodal interaction — the ability to combine voice, gestures, and visual perception — the communication felt natural. The A2 is designed with an emphasis on ergonomics and is suitable for receptions, hospitality, corporate representation, or cultural events.

G1: Universal platform for research and industry

The G1 is a general-purpose humanoid robot equipped with a broad set of sensors. AgiBot supplies it with teleoperation equipment and the Genie Studio development platform, which covers the entire cycle of "data collection — training — deployment." This makes the G1 a bridge between research development and real-world operation. Researchers, universities, and companies thus gain a complete package for working with embodied AI.

X2: A robot that dances — and can even make you laugh

The model that attracted the most attention was the X2, which performed a dance routine at the exhibition. Thanks to 31 joints with a high degree of freedom and millimeter-precise movement, the X2 can gracefully imitate human choreography. Under the hood, it also features an emotional computing engine that allows it to recognize moods and adapt its interaction. It primarily targets education, elderly care, entertainment, and marketing.

D1 Ultra: Four-legged off-road specialist

The four-legged robot D1 Ultra is compact, fast, and agile. It automatically adapts to various types of terrain — from stairs through uneven surfaces to slippery floors. It finds application in security inspections, exploration, target tracking, or in research and education.

Philosophy of "1 Ontology + 3 Intelligence"

AgiBot builds all its robots on its own architectural framework, which it calls "1 Ontology + 3 Intelligence". The Ontology represents a unified model of the world — the robot understands the physical environment, objects, and people. The three intelligences then include:

• Interaction intelligence — the ability to communicate with humans through voice, gestures, and expression,
• Manipulation intelligence — fine motor skills for grasping and working with objects,
• Locomotion intelligence — movement in space, maintaining balance, and adapting to terrain.

Fusing these three layers results in a robot that can move, work, and communicate simultaneously — not just sequentially switch between individual functions. According to AgiBot, this integration is precisely the key to enabling humanoids to handle real, unpredictable environments.

What has changed since GITEX 2025? AgiBot is accelerating

Since the October Dubai exhibition, AgiBot has significantly expanded its activities. At APC (AgiBot Partner Conference) 2026 in Shanghai, which took place in April 2026, the company announced several major steps:

• Global service network — AgiBot now operates in 14 countries and is building service centers for maintenance and deployment of robots in real-world operation.
• Advanced robotic hand OmniHand — a new generation of manipulator with a high number of degrees of freedom and tactile sensors for delicate work, such as electronics assembly.
• Massive order in the USA — Hyperscale Data ordered 143 AgiBot robots and is building an embodied AI center in Michigan.
• Robotic residences in Malaysia — in cooperation with i-City, the first residential complexes are being created where humanoid robots help with everyday tasks.

The company, founded in 2023 by former Huawei engineer Peng Zhihui, has thus transitioned from prototypes to serial production and international expansion in under three years.

How AgiBot stacks up against Western competition

AgiBot differs from Western players primarily in the breadth of its portfolio. While Figure AI targets logistics and Apptronik (in cooperation with Google DeepMind) is developing the humanoid Apollo for industry, AgiBot simultaneously offers two-legged, four-legged, and wheeled platforms for various scenarios. Boston Dynamics remains the benchmark in motion mechanics, but has not yet built an equivalent AI training ecosystem. Tesla Optimus benefits from Tesla's manufacturing know-how, but real-world deployment at a larger scale is only just beginning.

AgiBot bets on vertical integration: its own hardware, its own AI models, and, most importantly, its own data infrastructure. Every deployed robot collects data from real-world operation, which feeds back into the training loop. This approach, known as the data flywheel, is the same principle that drives progress in large language models — only applied to physical machines.

What does this mean for Europe and Czechia?

For the European market, AgiBot is interesting for two reasons. First, China today produces an estimated 90% of the world's humanoid robots — and European companies that want to robotize manufacturing or services will sooner or later have to decide whether to buy from Chinese or Western suppliers.

Second, AgiBot is actively building a partner network beyond Asia. At GITEX, it negotiated with representatives of companies such as Oracle, Microsoft, Logitech, the MBZUAI university, or the logistics giant DP World. It has not yet officially announced European representation, but given the pace of expansion, it can be expected to set its sights on the old continent within one to two years.

For Czech companies and research institutions, this means an opportunity to monitor developments and consider pilot projects — whether in logistics, manufacturing, or elderly care, where Czechia faces a long-term labor shortage. Moreover, the EU AI Act sets a regulatory framework that will be crucial for the deployment of humanoids in Europe.