# AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 at New York: deployment

Canonical ID: `42f412a3-ab08-44bd-a87d-40d4d3e0b5b8`

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

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** agibot-a2-metgala-nyc-2026
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [AgiBot Yuanzheng A2](/models/agibot-yuanzheng-a2.md) (id: `873a7873-5995-4f02-8f94-9e56b1780f19`)
- **Company:** [AgiBot](/companies/agibot.md) (id: `b46ac364-87db-4b0d-99cd-a3c776b94ee7`)
- **Location:** [New York](/locations/new-york-ny.md) (id: `e23e7a39-329f-497f-9254-e354f7b27462`)
- **First seen:** 2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **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
2. **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

## 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.


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