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China's 110 Dancing Humanoid Robots Set Guinness Record
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In Short: AgiBot's synchronized dance performance in Jinan, Shandong Province, earned a Guinness World Records title for the most humanoid robots dancing simultaneously.
AgiBot, a Chinese robotics company, set a Guinness World Records title on Oct. 19 for the most humanoid robots dancing simultaneously with a performance by 110 full-size Expedition A3 models in Jinan, Shandong Province.
The robots, all standard production models, demonstrated coordinated movements, jumping, and changing formations to music, forming patterns that included the number 2026.
According to AgiBot partner and senior vice president Wang Chuang, the robots were mass-production models rather than machines specially adjusted for the event.
The performance used AgiBot’s LinkBots platform, which combines 5G and Wi-Fi communications with ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning technology to maintain spacing and synchronize movement.
The broader Guinness record for the most robots dancing simultaneously belongs to Italian telecommunications company TIM, which orchestrated a 1,372-robot performance in Rome in 2018.
AgiBot’s achievement sets a new benchmark specifically for humanoid robots, machines engineered with human-like anatomy and motion capabilities.
The company shipped more than 8,600 humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, representing approximately 35% of global shipments during that period, according to data from International Data Corporation.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reported that the country had produced more than 40,000 humanoid robots and developed over 400 models by the end of June.
Some of AgiBot’s humanoid robots are already being tested for navigational guidance and customer assistance at subway stations and exhibition centers, with a broader commercial rollout targeted for late 2026.
The performance highlights AgiBot’s efforts to coordinate commercially produced humanoid robots at scale and demonstrates China’s efforts to advance humanoid robotics and expand the commercial deployment of robots across different industries.
According to Samm Sacks, a senior fellow at the New America think tank who focuses on Chinese technology, the robots’ real-world uses remain limited.
The company’s technology could coordinate hundreds of robots, potentially allowing them to work together in public services, tourism, research, and education.
What's confirmed
- A Guinness adjudicator verified the result and presented a certificate.
- The robots, identified as full-size Expedition A3 models, danced in formation, jumped, and carried out coordinated movements while repeatedly changing positions.
- According to AGIBOT, all 110 robots were standard production models rather than machines specially modified for the event.
What's still developing
- The figures illustrate the scale of the manufacturing push, but production totals do not show how many robots have found sustained commercial work.
- The robots used 5G and Wi-Fi connections alongside ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning technology, which helps determine their locations with centimeter-level accuracy under suitable conditions.
- In August, AGIBOT won 46 medals, including 18 gold, at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, competing in athletics, manipulation, hotel services, and emergency response.
- “Each robot’s joint zero position, torque and motion library are unified at the production-line level,” Wang said.
- The country expected annual production to exceed 100,000 units, according to figures reported by China’s State Council Information Office.