✓ Link copied to clipboard! What's New A Chinese technology company announced earlier this week that it has begun the mass production of general-purpose robots. AgiBot, also known as Zhiyuan, a start-up that launched in February 2023, released a video on its website of its new robots on December 16. The firm has manufactured nearly 1,000 of the humanoid robots so far, according to The Global Times. Newsweek has contacted AgiBot via email for comment. #Agibot, a Chinese robotics start-up launched in February 2023, has stirred significant excitement in the industry with its announcement of having already begun mass production of general-purpose robots, while #Tesla, the US electric car giant, envisions launching mass production… pic.twitter.com/i4ZLl35wnt — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 22, 2024 What To Know AgiBot shared a four-minute long video showcasing the stages of its robotic production line at the Lingang Fengxian factory in Shanghai. This includes inventory shelving, component assembly, component testing, aging tests and performance testing, where some of the company's pre-made robots are shown assisting the process. AgiBot has previously said that it is "proud to be at the forefront of innovation in humanoid robotics." "As a rising company in this space, we have committed ourselves to full-stack technology development, encompassing everything from wheeled robots to bipedal humanoid robots," the company added. The company shared that it was working on creating robots that "move with precision and stability." This includes dexterous hand development so that the robots can "mimic human capabilities for intricate tasks." AgiBot is also working on "massive data collection" to advance artificial intelligence (AI) training and equip its robots with "intelligent brains to interact seamlessly with the world around them." Tesla has been developing its robot over the last few years, but has not yet made any mention of whether it will be mass producing them. While AgiBot has spoken about the intricacy of the work it hopes its robots will be able to carry out, Musk's robots appear to be more suited to general daily tasks. Tesla's Optimus robot is described by the company as "a general purpose, bi-pedal, humanoid robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive or boring."