AgiBot A2 Ultra Robot at CES 2026: a VGTimes Interview

At CES 2026, the world’s leading showcase of technological innovation, there was also room for the latest advances in robotics. VGTimes editor-in-chief Rodion Ilin couldn’t miss the chance to talk with Binjian Meng, a representative of the Chinese company AgiBot, which brought its humanoid A2 Ultra robot to the event.

Binjian Meng: Thank you for taking the time to see our robot, the AgiBot A2 Ultra. It is a full-size humanoid robot — about 1.7 meters tall — designed to match an adult human in both height and proportions.

At the same time, it delivers a very advanced experience in terms of motion control and object manipulation. You can try it yourself. For example, select any item on the screen — a spoon, a cup, anything you like — tap it, give the command, and confirm.

You can see the robot responding. It understands the object you selected, locates it, and then hands it to you. If a task fails, the robot will try again.

You can try another example. For instance, ask it to fetch a different object. Confirm the request and wait. If you dynamically change the position of the object, the robot will adapt. It can switch hands — from left to right — adjust its posture, retry the action, and eventually complete the task successfully.

All of this is purely driven by a model-based AI system. When you give an instruction, the robot understands your intent, performs algorithmic reasoning, analyzes the real-time environment through perception, and then executes the task smoothly and naturally.

This is the core functionality. So far, we have shipped over 1,500 units worldwide.

VGTimes: That is impressive.

Binjian Meng: Yes. Around 70–80% of our customers are in China. The rest are spread across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. We have not yet shipped many units to the United States, but we are preparing to actively expand in this region.

In terms of application areas, the number one industry is cultural entertainment and live shows. The robot can sing, dance, and provide emotional engagement — making people happy and entertained. We work with distributors who purchase the robots and deploy them for performances, exhibitions, and entertainment venues.

Another major use case is professional reception and hospitality. For example, at exhibitions like this one, two robots can be used to welcome visitors at the entrance, guide them through the venue, and provide information about the event.

The robot can answer questions about exhibitors, schedules, current time, weather, and more. This is possible because it is connected to large language models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT. As a result, it combines a very intelligent “brain” with a stable and reliable physical body.

Most importantly, AgiBot A2 Ultra is already being used commercially in many real-world scenarios.

VGTimes: Can it jump or run, or does it mainly walk and move?

Binjian Meng: It can move and perform a variety of motions. Let me show you. Luca, can you hear me?

AgiBot A2 Ultra: At your service.

Binjian Meng: How are you today?

AgiBot A2 Ultra: Hello there. I’m feeling supercharged and full of excitement today. The flashing lights and sounds around us feel like a robotic symphony. How about you? Ready for an adventure together?

Binjian Meng: What can you see in front of you right now?

AgiBot A2 Ultra: In front of me, I see a man in a white shirt holding a microphone, surrounded by people wearing hats.

Binjian Meng: Am I wearing glasses?

AgiBot A2 Ultra: Yes, you are wearing glasses.

Binjian Meng: Who is the man next to me?

AgiBot A2 Ultra: That man is interviewing you.

Binjian Meng: Correct. He’s smart, right? Can we shake hands?

AgiBot A2 Ultra: Of course. Let’s shake hands. (A company representative shook the robot’s hand — and so did we.)

Binjian Meng: Tell me more about yourself.

AgiBot A2 Ultra: I’m Luca. I’m 169 centimeters tall, have 40 degrees of freedom, and a battery life of up to two hours.

Binjian Meng: Can you sing a song? (Binjian Meng asked the robot to sing — it started singing, then asked it to dance, and it danced.)

VGTimes: Do you work with NVIDIA in any way?

Binjian Meng: Yes. We have a partnership with NVIDIA. We use NVIDIA’s computing platform — Jetson Orin — for this generation of AgiBot A2 Ultra.

After that, we were shown a quick demonstration of how the robot walks. We then said goodbye to Binjian Meng.

Article by Rodion Ilin and Fazil Dzhyndzholiia.

VGTimes has been operating since 2011 and during this time has attended dozens of exhibitions and festivals where our journalists gathered numerous exclusive materials. For example, in 2019 we attended a closed Cyberpunk 2077 showing at gamescom, in 2017 we prepared a photo report from WG Fest, in 2020 we were at Central Asia's largest gaming event CAGS, and we also visited "IgroMir" several times, where we saw Hideo Kojima and other famous developers. Last year, we traveled to the land of the rising sun for TGS 2024, where we were amazed by the scale of the event. And this year we saw with our own eyes one of Asia's major gaming exhibitions — ChinaJoy in Shanghai and gamescom asia in Bangkok.