AgiBot A2 Sets Guinness Record After Completing 3-Day Trek

A Chinese-made humanoid robot has earned a place in the Guinness World Records after completing an unprecedented three-day, 66-mile journey — the longest distance ever recorded for a robot of its kind.

The AgiBot A2, standing roughly 5 feet 6 inches tall, began its journey on November 10 from the eastern city of Suzhou. Over the next three days, it navigated highways, urban streets, and pedestrian zones before reaching Shanghai’s iconic Bund waterfront on November 13, according to Guinness World Records.

Shanghai-based robotics company AgiBot said the two-legged robot successfully “navigated varied surfaces… all while adhering to traffic regulations” throughout its continuous trek. Guinness certified the achievement on Thursday, marking it as the first-ever record of this nature.

Video footage released by AgiBot showed the silver-and-black robot walking beside cyclists and scooters, later picking up pace as it marched along the Bund with the Shanghai skyline glowing behind it.

The record comes at a time when global tech companies are heavily investing in physical AI. Morgan Stanley estimates the world could see more than a billion humanoid robots by 2050. China, meanwhile, is pushing aggressively to dominate the sector — even hosting the world’s first Humanoid Robot Games in August, featuring more than 500 robot “athletes” competing in events ranging from basketball to speed cleaning.

The AgiBot A2 is designed primarily for customer service tasks and comes equipped with conversational abilities and lip-reading technology.

Earlier this year, “CBS Mornings” spoke with engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who are working to strengthen the U.S. position in robotics innovation.

“I like to think about AI and robots as giving people superpowers,” said Professor Daniela Rus, head of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. “With AI, we get cognitive superpowers… and on the physical side, machines help extend our reach, refine our precision, and amplify our strengths.”