Deployment
AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York
AgiBot's flagship full-size bipedal humanoid (also called 'Expedition A2'), the lead model of its Yuanzheng (远征, 'Expedition') A-series for general-purpose industrial and commercial service use. Stands ~1.69 m, weighs ~69 kg (per AgiBot's official product page; some secondary sources cite ~1.75 m / ~55 kg), with 40+ degrees of freedom and a multimodal onboard AI system. AgiBot's most widely recognized robot; obtained China/US/EU certification and set a Guinness record for a ~106 km autonomous walk.
AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 by AgiBot · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
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AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 humanoid robot appeared alongside fashion designer Alexander Wang at The Mark Hotel in New York City on May 5, 2026 -- the evening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala). This marks the first documented appearance of a full-size commercial humanoid robot at the Met Gala.
The A2 performed active service tasks during the event: stable object handling and beverage delivery to guests in a highly dynamic social environment featuring crowds, music, camera flashes, and unpredictable human movement. AGIBOT reported that its WorkGPT AI system processed the complex environment with 96% task accuracy, though the robot required brief human guidance to navigate an elevator doorway.
AGIBOT framed the event as a demonstration of the A2's readiness for real-world social and hospitality environments beyond the industrial manufacturing deployments that have characterized most of its commercial rollout. As of early 2026, AGIBOT had shipped more than 5,000 units of its humanoid robot fleet across eight commercial application categories. The A2 had been commercially available in China since 2024.
Alexander Wang is a New York-based luxury fashion designer. The deployment was a single-night event collaboration; there is no indication of an ongoing relationship or further hospitality-sector deployment.
Key facts
- Event
- 2026 Met Gala, The Mark Hotel, New York City
- Date
- May 5, 2026 (single event)
- Tasks performed
- Beverage delivery, object handling, social interaction
- Industry first
- First full-size commercial humanoid at the Met Gala
- Task accuracy
- 96% per AGIBOT WorkGPT system
Safety record
No incidents on record for AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09
- Model
- AgiBot Yuanzheng A2
- Company
- AgiBot
- Location
- New York
- Status
- ended
- First seen
- 2026-05-05
- ID
42f412a3-ab08-44bd-a87d-40d4d3e0b5b8
Sources (2)
- AGIBOT A2 Joins Alexander Wang at the Met Gala: Embodied AI Makes Historic Fashion Debut (corrected release) · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/agibot-a2-joins-alexander-wang-at-the-met-gala-embodied-ai-makes-historic-fashion-debut-302762969.html · 2026-05-05
- Agibot A2 humanoid robot goes fashionable with Met Gala debut · https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/agibot-a2-makes-history-at-met-gala · 2026-05-06
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: research
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York.Common questions
- What is the AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 deployment at New York?
- AgiBot Yuanzheng A2, built by AgiBot, is recorded as a deployment at New York on the DEPLOY registry. AgiBot operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York?
- AgiBot, the manufacturer of AgiBot Yuanzheng A2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 deployment at New York go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting May 5, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Is the AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 deployment at New York still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
- Have there been incidents at the AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 deployment at New York?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
- Is AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York safe?
- AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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