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Former Huawei ‘Genius Youth’ recruit launches humanoid robots to rival Tesla’s Optimus
- ‘We’re now at the forefront of the industry,’ Agibot founder Peng Zhihui declared after launching his firm’s new-generation family of humanoid robots
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Ben Jiangin Beijing
Robotics start-up Agibot, founded by Huawei Technologies’ former “Genius Youth” recruit Peng Zhihui, on Sunday unveiled its family of humanoid robots, as the Shanghai-based firm looks to challenge Elon Musk-led Tesla’s own Optimus automatons.
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“We have made some breakthroughs … in product research and development in the past year, and we’re now at the forefront of the industry,” 31-year-old Peng declared at the online video launch of the company’s new-generation humanoid robots.
Backed by venture capital firm HongShan, Agibot on Sunday introduced five models of wheeled and biped humanoid robots designed for diverse applications, from household tasks to industrial operations.
The company’s flagship Yuanzheng A2 biped humanoid robot – standing at 175 centimetres and weighing 55 kilograms – is built with various sensors and powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that enables it to see and hear as well as understand text, audio and visual information. It was designed to perform tasks as delicate as inserting a thread through the eye of a needle.
Agibot expects to start shipping the robots from October, with a target of 300 total units shipped by the end of the year, company executive Jiang Qingsong said in a report by digital newspaper The Paper, run by state-owned Shanghai United Media Group.
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