Author: Jack Lee
Jack Lee
Jack Lee is an editor at Robots Daily and a graduate of Northwest University in Xi’an, China. He covers China’s robotics industry, with a particular interest in robot design, engineering and the technology behind new products. His reporting spans humanoid robots, quadruped robots, industrial automation and embodied AI, with a focus on how robots work and how their capabilities translate into real-world applications.
On March 28, 2026, AgiBot’s co-founder Peng Zhihui announced a milestone that would reshape the industry’s understanding of what was possible: AgiBot’s 10,000th general-purpose embodied robot, the Expedition A3, had officially rolled off the production line. In just 15 months, AgiBot had scaled production from 1,000 to 10,000 units—a tenfold increase. The acceleration was equally remarkable: it took the company 11 months to go from 1,000 to 5,000 units, but only three months to add another 5,000—a fourfold increase in production velocity. For AgiBot, founded only three years ago, the journey from concept to mass production has been compressed into…
On April 19, 2026, at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon & Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, the “Flash” robot, developed by Shenzhen Honor Smart Technology Development Co., Ltd. (the Qitian Dasheng Team), won the championship with a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds — nearly seven minutes faster than the 57 minutes and 20 seconds set by Ugandan star runner Jacob Kiplimo this past March. This achievement marks a new milestone in human-robot racing history. It is not only a special athletic competition but also an extreme test that drives industrial development. Global teams will accumulate valuable data…