Chinese humanoid-maker unveils plans to target the UK market
1 July 2026 
Agibot, the Chinese manufacturer which was the biggest supplier of humanoid robots worldwide last year, has launched itself on the UK market where it has appointed several local partners to promote real-world applications of its technologies. Agibot’s initial UK partners include Extend Robotics, Robots International and Scancom.
The company, whose portfolio includes walking and wheeled humanoids as well as four-legged robot “dogs”, is offering a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) model designed to make advanced AI robots more accessible without large upfront costs. Humanoid robots will be available to rent at prices from £1,999 per day, while quadruped robots will cost from £899 per day, including deployment and support.
At a launch event in London, Agibot also unveiled its latest humanoid, the 173cm-tall Agibot A3, which has a 55kg body reinforced with magnesium and titanium alloys. A dual-battery system provides up to 10 hours of operation, and the batteries can be swapped in 10 seconds to extend this. The robots can work together in groups, and achieve centimetre-level positioning accuracy, without any need to modify their hardware.
At the event, Agibot’s president for the EU and the US, William Shi, said: “The UK is a strategically important market for Agibot’s global expansion. It has a strong innovation ecosystem, a mature partner network, and diverse real-world scenarios where embodied AI can create value.
“We hope to work more closely with local partners to bring Agibot’s technologies, products, and service capabilities into practical applications, and to use the UK as an important starting point for broader deployment across Europe,” he added.
Agibot has set up a demonstration facility in Milton Keynes’ Smart City Experience Centre, where visitors can see its portfolio of robots in action, mainly in consumer applications.
Agibot has recently produced its 15,000th robot, having taken just over three years from its founding in 2023 to reaching volume production. According to the analyst Omdia, Agibot led the world last year in terms of the number of humanoid robots shipped (more than 5,100) and global market share (39%). Between them, Agibot and another Chinese manufacturer, Unitree, accounted for 71% of global humanoid shipments during 2025.
As well as industrial and logistics applications, Agibot’s robots have been deployed for security, data collection, hospitality, training and education duties.
The company recently broadcast a six-day livestream of several of its humanoids at work in a real factory – a tablet manufacturing plant operated by the Chinese firm, Longcheer Technology. The robots performed real production tasks, including quality inspection, under factory conditions. According to Agibot, in more than 64 hours of operation, the robots completed more than 64,000 production-line tasks with a success rate of 99.99%.
The company says that real production environments are one of the most important testbeds for embodied AI industrialisation. “A real factory is not a stage,” it points out. “Production lines do not pause for robots. Material positions may shift, people and equipment remain in motion, and each process must connect smoothly with the next. Any delay or error can affect overall efficiency.”
As well as the UK, Agibot is also expanding its European presence in markets including Italy, Germany, and Spain, based on the local partnership model
