Chinese humanoid robot sets Guinness World Record for longest walk
What's the story
A Chinese humanoid robot, AgiBot A2, has made it to the Guinness World Records by completing a three-day-long trek of 100km. The feat marks the longest distance ever covered by a humanoid machine. The Shanghai-based company behind the robot said that it was optimized between April and May 2025 to avoid falling during hundreds of hours of continuous operation.
Record-breaking trek
AgiBot A2's journey from Suzhou to Shanghai
The AgiBot A2 started its journey from Suzhou on November 10 and reached Shanghai's Bund area on November 13. The robot covered a total distance of 106.286km, navigating through highways and city streets. It was equipped with dual GPS modules, lidar, and infrared depth cameras for the walk. These tools gave it the sensing capabilities needed to navigate changing light conditions and complex urban environments.
Advanced features
Capabilities and interaction post-trek
The AgiBot A2 is a 5.74-foot-tall humanoid robot weighing around 55kg. It comes with AI-powered sensing capabilities to process text, audio, and visual information. The company claims that walking is just one of the many things this robot can do. It can interact in multiple languages, recognize faces, perform memory-related tasks, guide itself autonomously, and undertake delivery tasks.
Robot's remarks
AgiBot A2 briefly interacted with reporters
After completing the 100km trek, the AgiBot A2 briefly interacted with reporters. It called the journey a "memorable experience" in its "machine life" and joked that it might now "need a new pair of shoes." The company believes this achievement shows improvements in hardware durability, balance control, and overall endurance, key factors for future commercial applications of such technology.